Macroeconomic Forecast Growth To Rebound But Remain Soft

February 2008 | Macroeconomic Forecasts

Our decision to revise down Jamaica's end-2007 real GDP growth forecast following the August hurricane, from 2.9% to 1.2%, looks to be paying off. Q307 recorded growth of just 0.44% y-o-y, falling by 0.11% q-o-q due in part to a sharp decline in bauxite production.

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