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Quarterly Economic Review
For economic updates for the quarter ending March 31, 2009, please click on the link for complete viewing.
Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report
During the month of April, the domestic economy continued to be adversely affected by the global economic recession. In particular, lower occupancy levels and declining hotel room rates constrained output in the tourism sector, while reduced foreign...
Quarterly Statistical Digest
QSD May 2009 is now available. For complete viewing of monetary, financial and economic statistics through March 2009, please click on the document below.
Annual Reports
This report includes a comparative review of economic and financial developments in The Bahamas and a review of trends in Commercial Bank Mortgages and monetary policy developments in The Bahamas in 2008.
Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report
Preliminary data revealed that the global economic recession continued to adversely affect domestic economic activity during March, with persistent weakness in tourism and foreign investment-related construction activity. Demand stimulus from private...
Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report
The fallout from the global financial crisis continued to impact the Bahamian economy during the review month, contributing to persistent weakness in tourism and foreign investments. Meanwhile, inflation remained at elevated levels during the review...
Surveys and Other Research Publications
This article presents the findings of the Central Bank’s latest survey of private (sponsored) pension plans in The Bahamas. The survey covers the years 2006 and 2007, and extends the pension fund database.
Quarterly Economic Review
For economic updates for the quarter ending December 31, 2008, please click on the link for complete viewing.
Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report
Initial data suggests that domestic economic activity remained weak during January, owing to the deepening effects of the global economic and financial crisis. The continued slowdown in tourism resulted in further job losses in the hotel industry, wh...
Quarterly Statistical Digest
QSD February 2009 is now available. For complete viewing of monetary, financial and economic statistics through December 2008, please click on the document below.
Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report
During December, domestic economic developments continued to be adversely affected by the slump in global economic activity. Additional layoffs in the hotel sector pointed to significantly reduced seasonal activity and weakness in the short-tem outlo...
Quarterly Statistical Digest
QSD November 2008 is now available. For complete viewing of monetary, financial and economic statistics through September 2008, please click on the document below.
Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report
Indications are that domestic economic activity continued to weaken during November, amid the deepening effects of the global economic meltdown. The outlook for tourism remained weak, hampered by uncertainty in US households' finances; and the foreig...
Quarterly Economic Review
For economic updates for the quarter ending September 30, 2008, please click on the link for complete viewing.
Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report
Domestic economic conditions continued to weaken during the month of October, as the negative effects of the turmoil in the global financial sector became more entrenched in real sector activity. Anecdotal evidence suggest a pronounced seasonal fallo...