Annual Economic and Financial Review -December 2018
2018 Economic and Financial Review
ST ATISTICAL TABLES
Table 35 Saint Lucia - Selected Economic Indicators
2018 P
2017 R
2016 R
2015 R
2014 R
(Annual Percentage Change Unless Otherwise Indicated)
National Income and Prices Nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at Market Prices
6.39 0.27 4.24
2.88 3.89 0.48
7.22 3.67 4.48 1.98 0.10
3.65 0.60 2.61 1.55 1.94
4.14 0.00 3.11 3.67 3.52
Real GDP at Market Prices
Deflator
Consumer Prices (end of period) Consumer Prices (period average)
(2.60) (0.98)
(2.83) (3.08)
Real Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry
(11.23)
4.63
0.76 8.16 3.30 2.90 3.92
(5.17) 10.53
11.43
Fishing
2.33 0.00 4.22
(3.19)
(5.00)
Manufacturing
0.71 0.44 1.81
0.65
6.00
Mining and Quarrying Electricity and Water
(12.00)
14.56
(5.80)
(1.00) (15.02) (0.67)
0.82
1.96
Construction
13.91 (9.30) (1.66)
11.35
(17.00) (5.00)
Wholesale and Retail Trade Hotels and Restaurants
16.15
4.76
11.74
(3.90) (4.01) (2.83) (5.59)
10.27
4.32 2.72 3.18 2.00 0.42 0.50 0.02 5.88 2.00 5.00
Transport, Storage and Communications
4.28
5.52 3.19 8.83 4.42 1.55
5.91
Transport and Storage
11.34 (4.37) (12.19)
10.81 (0.90)
Communications
Financial Intermediation
18.08
0.44
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities
1.93 0.01
2.00 0.11 0.74 1.77 2.89
(2.25)
(0.23)
Public Administration, Defence & Compulsory Social Security
(0.85) (1.33)
1.06 1.59 3.60
Education
(0.26)
Health and Social Work
3.47
1.45
Other Community, Social & Personal Services Activities of Private Households as Employers
(3.67) (8.13) (0.53)
(0.74)
(0.84)
4.17
(2.10)
0.15
FISIM
(1.52)
3.43
(6.54)
(2.00)
(In percent of GDP)
External Sector Public Sector External Debt (end-of-period)
34.13
31.00
31.35
33.05
31.84
Central Government Current Account Balance
0.43
1.67
2.17
2.05
1.27
Current Revenue Current Expenditure
21.64 21.22
21.71 20.04
22.28 20.11
21.43 19.38
22.39 21.12
Capital Expenditure and Net Lending
5.16
4.95
3.15
4.42
2.83
Overall Fiscal Balance
(3.30)
(2.10)
(0.51)
(1.16)
(0.92)
(In percent per annum)
Monetary Sector Weighted Deposit Interest Rates Weighted Lending Interest Rates
2.58 8.50
1.94 8.35
1.62 8.15
1.48 7.99
1.44 7.95
(In millions of EC dollars, unless otherwise stated)
Memo Nominal GDP at Market Prices Real GDP at Market Prices Merchandise Imports (f.o.b)
4,164.50 3,301.06 1,490.52
4,430.50 3,310.05 1,354.82
4,558.26 3,438.83 1,555.69
4,887.38 3,565.09 1,556.30
5,065.71 3,586.40 1,620.24
Merchandise Exports Gross Visitor Expenditure
433.56
486.84
323.07
342.90
357.85
1,975.12
2,074.08
1,981.57
2,261.02
2,547.09
GDP per capita (EC$)
24,124.81
25,425.09 25,925.87 27,565.43
28,348.37
Source: Central Statistical Office, Saint Lucia and Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Data as at 21 February 2019
______________________________________________________________________________ 155 Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs