Economic and Financial Review - June 2019

June 2019 Economic and Financial Review STATISTICAL TABLES

Table 31 Montserrat - Selected TourismStatistics

2018 2019 Jan-Jun Jan-Jun

2018 2018 2018 2019 2019

2ᵑᵈ Qr

4ᵗʱQr

1ˢᵗ Qr

3ʳᵈ Qr

2ᵑᵈ Qr

12,078

11,069

3,181

8,897

4,799

2,470

3,431

Total Visitors

1,961

2,376

4,196

1,944

5,895

6,140

Stay-Over Visitors

1,899

Of which: USA

440

358

557 174 643 912

1,108

451

1,496

1,559

Canada

86

62

352

89

421

441

UK

377 915

560 849 132

1,356 1,233

386 938

1,668 2,089

1,742 2,171

Caribbean

Other Countries

81

90

147

80

221

227

Excursionists

600

299

660

691

648

1,238

1,339

3,445

Cruise Ship Passengers

395

-

1,556

3,313

132

2,738

-

4

11

1

11

12

Number of Cruise Ship Calls

2

Yacht Passengers

537

210

207

697

457

1,198

1,154

Number of Yachts

137

49

45

187

115

313

302

Total Visitor Expenditure (EC$M)

4.47

7.59

9.21

12.78

4.57

16.64

17.35

Source: Statistics Department, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Montserrat and ECCB estimates. Data as at 23 August 2019

Table 32 Montserrat - Consumer Price Index January 2014 = 100

Percentage Change*

Quarter over Previous Quarter

Index 2018 2018 2018

2019 2019 Jun-18 Jun-19

Weight

Jun-19 2ᵑᵈ Qr

3ʳᵈ Qr

4ᵗʱQr

1ˢᵗ Qr

2ᵑᵈ Qr Dec-17 Dec-18

All Items

0.14

1.60

1.93

1.74

99.91 102.72 1.54 0.15 (0.32)

Food & Non-Alchoholic Beverages

16.32 97.13 (0.07)

0.01

0.47 0.62

(0.95)

(0.07)

(0.56)

(1.02)

Alchoholic Beverages, Tobacco & Narcotics

0.43 103.08

0.36 0.61

0.39

0.36

1.25

0.75

Clothing & Footwear

4.76 85.06 (0.86)

(1.58)

(8.21) (0.89) 2.21 1.01 1.10 0.00 0.60 0.31 (1.10)

0.72 (0.86)

(0.17)

(0.15)

Housing, Water, Electrcity, Gas and Other Fuels

33.05 106.47 3.33 (0.47)

(0.80) (1.33) (0.47) (1.59) (1.70)

3.33

3.65

2.50

Furnishing, household equipment and Routine Household Maintenance

3.48 93.89 (1.37)

2.88 (0.37)

(1.38)

(4.06)

(2.68)

Health

1.89 106.78 0.00 0.00

0.00

0.00 (0.47)

Transport

18.08 106.53 (1.53)

1.31

3.33 1.76

1.39

5.14

Communication

8.33 103.02 10.15 0.00

0.95

2.67 (0.66)

Recreation & Culture

2.44 94.25 (0.04)

(0.93)

(0.04)

(2.32)

(1.74)

Education

2.85 103.97

0.00 0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Restaurants and Hotels

2.11 101.27 (0.99)

0.00

0.88 (0.99)

0.05 (0.12)

Miscellaneous goods and services

6.17 103.96

0.47 1.17

0.62

0.46

2.68

1.09

Source: Statistics Department, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Montserrat and ECCB estimates. *at end of period Data as at 23 August 2019

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