Economy

BMI View: Consumer price inflation in Puerto Rico has fallen significantly since the start of 2012, dropping to just 1.6% y-o-y in March, from 3.3% at the end of 2011. We had been... 2012-05-07

BMI View: Broad consumer price inflation has spiked in recent months, coming in at 9.2% y-o-y in February and 9.1% in March. According to the central bank, this comes largely on... 2012-05-07

We are revising up our 2012 foreign reserves forecast for the Dominican Republic from US$3.8bn to US$4.0bn on the back of greater tourism-related revenues and an increase in remittances.... 2012-05-07

While Anguilla recorded a fiscal surplus in 2011, it was mostly on the back of a lump sum of taxes collected from the auction of a large hotel that filed for bankruptcy, and we believe... 2012-05-03

BMI View: Antigua and Barbuda's current account deficit will remain wide over the next few years, despite the weak domestic demand outlook. With little to attract foreign investment,... 2012-05-01

BMI View: T&T's foreign reserves increased by 7.6% y-o-y in January to US$9.8bn. Given our relatively strong outlook for the country's external accounts, underpinned by robust... 2012-04-03

February inflation data confirms our forecast for consumer prices in Jamaica, which we expect will reach 8.0% by the end of 2012. The consumer price index (CPI) came in at 7.9% y-o-y... 2012-04-02

BMI VIEW: We are revising down our trade surplus estimate for 2011 to US$15.9bn from $US26.4bn previously. This revision is largely on the back of two dynamics, pharmaceuticals and... 2012-03-26

BMI VIEW: We are revising down our trade surplus estimate for 2011 to US$15.9bn from $US26.4bn previously. This revision is largely on the back of two dynamics, pharmaceuticals and... 2012-03-26

BMI VIEW: Due to higher than anticipated remittances and tourism figures in 2011, Dominican Republic's foreign currency reserves came in higher than we had expected at US$3.6bn. Tourist... 2012-03-22