Jamaica Trade Statistics

Jamaica JM: Export: Cost: Border Compliance

2014 - 2017 | Yearly | USD | World Bank

JM: Export: Cost: Border Compliance data was reported at 876.000 USD in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 876.000 USD for 2016. JM: Export: Cost: Border Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 876.000 USD from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 876.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 876.000 USD in 2017. JM: Export: Cost: Border Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributors are asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the day they answer the questionnaire. Contributors are private sector experts in international trade logistics and are informed about exchange rates and their movements. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Last Frequency Range
876.00 2017 yearly 2014 - 2017

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Jamaica JM: Export: Cost: Documentary Compliance

2014 - 2017 | Yearly | USD | World Bank

JM: Export: Cost: Documentary Compliance data was reported at 90.000 USD in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 90.000 USD for 2016. JM: Export: Cost: Documentary Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 90.000 USD from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 90.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 90.000 USD in 2017. JM: Export: Cost: Documentary Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributors are asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the day they answer the questionnaire. Contributors are private sector experts in international trade logistics and are informed about exchange rates and their movements. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Last Frequency Range
90.00 2017 yearly 2014 - 2017

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Jamaica JM: Exports: Lead Time

2005 - 2014 | Yearly | Day | World Bank

JM: Exports: Lead Time data was reported at 20.000 Day in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 20.000 Day for 2013. JM: Exports: Lead Time data is updated yearly, averaging 20.000 Day from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.000 Day in 2014 and a record low of 19.000 Day in 2005. JM: Exports: Lead Time data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Time to export is the time necessary to comply with all procedures required to export goods. Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Last Frequency Range
20.00 2014 yearly 2005 - 2014

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Jamaica JM: Exports: Lead Time: Border Compliance

2014 - 2017 | Yearly | Hour | World Bank

JM: Exports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data was reported at 58.000 Hour in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 58.000 Hour for 2016. JM: Exports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 58.000 Hour from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.000 Hour in 2017 and a record low of 58.000 Hour in 2017. JM: Exports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Time is measured in hours, and 1 day is 24 hours (for example, 22 days are recorded as 22 × 24 = 528 hours). If customs clearance takes 7.5 hours, the data are recorded as is. Alternatively, suppose that documents are submitted to a customs agency at 8:00 a.m., are processed overnight and can be picked up at 8:00 a.m. the next day. In this case the time for customs clearance would be recorded as 24 hours because the actual procedure took 24 hours. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Last Frequency Range
58.00 2017 yearly 2014 - 2017

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Jamaica JM: Exports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance

2014 - 2017 | Yearly | Hour | World Bank

JM: Exports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data was reported at 47.000 Hour in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 47.000 Hour for 2016. JM: Exports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 54.500 Hour from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.000 Hour in 2015 and a record low of 47.000 Hour in 2017. JM: Exports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Time is measured in hours, and 1 day is 24 hours (for example, 22 days are recorded as 22 × 24 = 528 hours). If customs clearance takes 7.5 hours, the data are recorded as is. Alternatively, suppose that documents are submitted to a customs agency at 8:00 a.m., are processed overnight and can be picked up at 8:00 a.m. the next day. In this case the time for customs clearance would be recorded as 24 hours because the actual procedure took 24 hours. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Last Frequency Range
47.00 2017 yearly 2014 - 2017

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Jamaica JM: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case

2007 - 2016 | Yearly | Day | World Bank

JM: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case data was reported at 3.000 Day in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.000 Day for 2012. JM: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case data is updated yearly, averaging 10.000 Day from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.000 Day in 2012 and a record low of 3.000 Day in 2016. JM: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.; ; World Bank and Turku School of Economics, Logistic Performance Index Surveys. Data are available online at : http://www.worldbank.org/lpi. Summary results are published in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, The Logistics Performance Index and Its Indicators report.; Unweighted average;

Last Frequency Range
3.00 2016 yearly 2007 - 2016

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Jamaica JM: Exports: Number of Documents

2005 - 2014 | Yearly | Number | World Bank

JM: Exports: Number of Documents data was reported at 6.000 Number in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 6.000 Number for 2013. JM: Exports: Number of Documents data is updated yearly, averaging 6.000 Number from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.000 Number in 2014 and a record low of 5.000 Number in 2005. JM: Exports: Number of Documents data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Last Frequency Range
6.00 2014 yearly 2005 - 2014

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Jamaica JM: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change

1958 - 2017 | Monthly | % | International Monetary Fund

JM: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change data was reported at -0.270 % in Oct 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.501 % for Sep 2017. JM: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change data is updated monthly, averaging 5.051 % from Jan 1958 (Median) to Oct 2017, with 718 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 137.641 % in Aug 1974 and a record low of -65.859 % in Apr 2009. JM: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.IMF.IFS: Trade Statistics.

Last Frequency Range
-0.270 Oct 2017 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2017

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Jamaica JM: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period

1957 - 2017 | Monthly | % | International Monetary Fund

JM: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data was reported at -6.416 % in Oct 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.478 % for Sep 2017. JM: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data is updated monthly, averaging 0.140 % from Feb 1957 (Median) to Oct 2017, with 729 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 128.725 % in Nov 1983 and a record low of -80.899 % in Oct 1983. JM: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.IMF.IFS: Trade Statistics.

Last Frequency Range
-6.416 Oct 2017 monthly Feb 1957 - Oct 2017

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Jamaica JM: Goods Trade: % of GDP

1960 - 2016 | Yearly | % | World Bank

JM: Goods Trade: % of GDP data was reported at 47.162 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 42.462 % for 2016. JM: Goods Trade: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 55.968 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82.140 % in 1981 and a record low of 42.462 % in 2016. JM: Goods Trade: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.; Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
42.46 2016 yearly 1960 - 2016

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Jamaica JM: Import: Cost: Border Compliance

2014 - 2017 | Yearly | USD | World Bank

JM: Import: Cost: Border Compliance data was reported at 906.000 USD in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 906.000 USD for 2016. JM: Import: Cost: Border Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 906.000 USD from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 906.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 906.000 USD in 2017. JM: Import: Cost: Border Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributors are asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the day they answer the questionnaire. Contributors are private sector experts in international trade logistics and are informed about exchange rates and their movements. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Last Frequency Range
906.00 2017 yearly 2014 - 2017

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Jamaica JM: Import: Cost: Documentary Compliance

2014 - 2017 | Yearly | USD | World Bank

JM: Import: Cost: Documentary Compliance data was reported at 90.000 USD in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 90.000 USD for 2016. JM: Import: Cost: Documentary Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 90.000 USD from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 90.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 90.000 USD in 2017. JM: Import: Cost: Documentary Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributors are asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the day they answer the questionnaire. Contributors are private sector experts in international trade logistics and are informed about exchange rates and their movements. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Last Frequency Range
90.00 2017 yearly 2014 - 2017

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Jamaica JM: Imports: Lead Time

2005 - 2014 | Yearly | Day | World Bank

JM: Imports: Lead Time data was reported at 17.000 Day in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 17.000 Day for 2013. JM: Imports: Lead Time data is updated yearly, averaging 18.000 Day from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.000 Day in 2005 and a record low of 17.000 Day in 2014. JM: Imports: Lead Time data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Time to import is the time necessary to comply with all procedures required to import goods. Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Last Frequency Range
17.00 2014 yearly 2005 - 2014

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Jamaica JM: Imports: Lead Time: Border Compliance

2014 - 2017 | Yearly | Hour | World Bank

JM: Imports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data was reported at 80.000 Hour in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 80.000 Hour for 2016. JM: Imports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 80.000 Hour from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.000 Hour in 2017 and a record low of 80.000 Hour in 2017. JM: Imports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Time is measured in hours, and 1 day is 24 hours (for example, 22 days are recorded as 22 × 24 = 528 hours). If customs clearance takes 7.5 hours, the data are recorded as is. Alternatively, suppose that documents are submitted to a customs agency at 8:00 a.m., are processed overnight and can be picked up at 8:00 a.m. the next day. In this case the time for customs clearance would be recorded as 24 hours because the actual procedure took 24 hours. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Last Frequency Range
80.00 2017 yearly 2014 - 2017

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Jamaica JM: Imports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance

2014 - 2017 | Yearly | Hour | World Bank

JM: Imports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data was reported at 56.000 Hour in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 72.000 Hour for 2016. JM: Imports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 72.000 Hour from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72.000 Hour in 2016 and a record low of 56.000 Hour in 2017. JM: Imports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Time is measured in hours, and 1 day is 24 hours (for example, 22 days are recorded as 22 × 24 = 528 hours). If customs clearance takes 7.5 hours, the data are recorded as is. Alternatively, suppose that documents are submitted to a customs agency at 8:00 a.m., are processed overnight and can be picked up at 8:00 a.m. the next day. In this case the time for customs clearance would be recorded as 24 hours because the actual procedure took 24 hours. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Last Frequency Range
56.00 2017 yearly 2014 - 2017

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Jamaica JM: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case

2007 - 2016 | Yearly | Day | World Bank

JM: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case data was reported at 3.000 Day in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 3.000 Day for 2014. JM: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case data is updated yearly, averaging 6.500 Day from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.000 Day in 2012 and a record low of 3.000 Day in 2016. JM: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.; ; World Bank and Turku School of Economics, Logistic Performance Index Surveys. Data are available online at : http://www.worldbank.org/lpi. Summary results are published in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, The Logistics Performance Index and Its Indicators report.; Unweighted average;

Last Frequency Range
3.00 2016 yearly 2007 - 2016

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Jamaica JM: Imports: Number of Documents

2005 - 2014 | Yearly | Number | World Bank

JM: Imports: Number of Documents data was reported at 7.000 Number in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 7.000 Number for 2013. JM: Imports: Number of Documents data is updated yearly, averaging 7.000 Number from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.000 Number in 2005 and a record low of 7.000 Number in 2014. JM: Imports: Number of Documents data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. All documents required per shipment to import goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Last Frequency Range
7.00 2014 yearly 2005 - 2014

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Jamaica JM: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change

1958 - 2017 | Monthly | % | International Monetary Fund

JM: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change data was reported at 26.176 % in Oct 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 29.456 % for Sep 2017. JM: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change data is updated monthly, averaging 6.823 % from Jan 1958 (Median) to Oct 2017, with 718 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 125.597 % in Jun 1998 and a record low of -63.251 % in May 2009. JM: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.IMF.IFS: Trade Statistics.

Last Frequency Range
26.176 Oct 2017 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2017

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Jamaica JM: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period

1957 - 2017 | Monthly | % | International Monetary Fund

JM: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data was reported at -0.700 % in Oct 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -6.633 % for Sep 2017. JM: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data is updated monthly, averaging 0.621 % from Feb 1957 (Median) to Oct 2017, with 729 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 138.565 % in Jun 1998 and a record low of -53.533 % in Jul 1998. JM: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.IMF.IFS: Trade Statistics.

Last Frequency Range
-0.700 Oct 2017 monthly Feb 1957 - Oct 2017

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JM: Export: Cost: Border Compliance
JM: Export: Cost: Documentary Compliance
JM: Exports: Lead Time
JM: Exports: Lead Time: Border Compliance
JM: Exports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance
JM: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case
JM: Exports: Number of Documents
JM: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change
JM: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period
JM: Goods Trade: % of GDP
JM: Import: Cost: Border Compliance
JM: Import: Cost: Documentary Compliance
JM: Imports: Lead Time
JM: Imports: Lead Time: Border Compliance
JM: Imports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance
JM: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case
JM: Imports: Number of Documents
JM: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change
JM: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period
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