Business, Consumer Soar to New Highs

• Jamaica’s consumers and businesses continue to show confidence in the economy as evidenced by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) commissioned survey results for the first quarter of 2019.
• The indices tracking consumer confidence and business confidence recorded historical highs of 177.5 and 151.3, respectively.
• These improvements emanate from respondents’ expectation for observation of increased availability of jobs, and their anticipation that the economy will continue to boom due to expansion in sectors such as construction.

(Source: JCC)