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Consumers paid 1.1 per cent more for the standard basket of goods and services in May than the same month a year ago, according to Government statistics.
The rate of inflation remained unchanged from April at 1.1 per cent.
The average cost of goods a...
DATE: Jul 15, 2016
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Economy
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Shoppers paid 2.1 per cent more in June for goods and services than a year before.
And the Island’s inflation rate went up 0.9 percentage points from the 1.2 per cent measured in May.
Health and personal care notched up the largest increase year on y...
DATE: Aug 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Consumers paid 1.2 per cent more for goods and services in May than they did at the same time the previous year.
But the consumer price index dropped 0.2 per cent between April and May — despite an 8.5 per cent jump in the cost of healthcare.
Governm...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
More than 800 jobs were lost in 2014, according to Government statisticians.
The number of Bermudian job holders dropped by 671, from 24,504 in 2013 to 23,833 last year.
The number of jobs held by non-Bermudians, excluding non-Bermudian spouses and p...
DATE: Jun 25, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The number of work permits granted each year dropped by more than 6,800 in just six years, according to Government statistics released yesterday.
The report showed that the estimated number of work permits issued peaked at 18,131 in 2007 — but had dr...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Consumers paid 1.8 percent more in June 2014 than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This level of inflation decreased 0.3 percentage points from the 2.1 percent measured in May 2014. ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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Wealth inequality in Bermuda is the worst it’s been over the last century, according to economist and Bermuda College lecturer Craig Simmons.
The economist warned that failing to listen to the concerns of the people would only encourage the now ubiqu...
DATE: Jul 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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The price of a basket of groceries has risen by two percent in the last year, according to the latest statistics.
The inflation rate has risen from the 1.7 percent increase in good and services prices recorded in February, and will dent recent claims...
DATE: Apr 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Nearly half the Island’s residents have thought about leaving Bermuda due to the economic climate.
Adults aged 18 to 34 are the likeliest age bracket to consider leaving the Island for fairer shores: 62 percent said yes, according to a survey commiss...
DATE: Apr 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“The largest increase came in the health and personal care sector and remained the largest contributor to the 12-month rate of price increases at 7.7 percent.”
The report added: “The food sector along with the transport and vehicles sectors also impa...
DATE: Apr 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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