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Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report

06 Apr
2016

MEFD February 2016

Preliminary evidence suggests that the domestic economy continued to expand at a modest pace during the month of February, reflecting growth in tourism output, while foreign investment-led projects supported activity in the construction sector.

08 Mar
2016

MEFD January 2016

Buoyed mainly by the growth in tourism sector output and positive impulses from foreign investment-related construction activity, indications are that the domestic economy sustained its growth trajectory in January.

03 Feb
2016

MEFD December 2015

Preliminary indicators suggest that the mild growth in the domestic economy was maintained during the month of December, mainly reflecting modest gains in tourism sector output, while foreign investment projects continued to support construction acti...

23 Dec
2015

MEFD November 2015

Provisional indicators suggest that the domestic economy continued to expand at a modest pace during the review period, underpinned by gains in tourism output over the start of the key winter season, while construction activity benefited from several...

29 Nov
2015

MEFD October 2015

Indications are that the economy's mildly positive growth momentum was sustained during the review month, as tourism sector output benefitted from the ongoing strengthening in the stopover segment, while foreign investment projects supported construc...

10 Nov
2015

MEFD September 2015

Preliminary indications are that the domestic economy sustained its mild growth path during the month of September, based on modest gains in tourism output, and on-going foreign investment-led projects which supported construction activity.

30 Sep
2015

MEFD August 2015

Preliminary performance indicators suggest that the economy maintained its mildly positive growth momentum during the review period, supported by the healthy performance of the long-stay segment of the tourist sector, alongside several varied-scale f...

31 Aug
2015

MEFD July 2015

The pace of domestic economic growth continued to be relatively mild over the review period, underpinned by the favourable tourism performance and on-going foreign investment-led construction activity.

04 Aug
2015

MEFD June 2015

Indications are that stable gains in tourism sector output and foreign investment-led construction activity sustained a mild economic growth momentum over the month of June.

02 Jul
2015

MEFD May 2015

During May, an improving tourism sector performance, alongside foreign investment-related projects, underpinned a steady, yet mild, growth momentum for the Bahamian economy.

02 Jun
2015

MEFD April 2015

Preliminary evidence suggests that the economy maintained a relatively mild growth trajectory over the month of April, supported by healthy gains in tourism output and stable foreign investment-led construction activity.

07 May
2015

MEFD March 2015

Indications are that the Bahamian economy's positive, but mild growth momentum was sustained during the review month, amid stable gains in tourism output and foreign investment related construction activity.

08 Apr
2015

MEFD February 2015

Based on preliminary economic indicators, the Bahamian economy maintained a mild growth trajectory during the review month, aided by an improving tourism sector performance and ongoing foreign investment-led construction activity.

04 Mar
2015

MEFD January 2015

Indications are that the domestic economy maintained its positive growth momentum during the review month, buoyed by gains in tourism output and foreign direct investment-led construction activity.

05 Feb
2015

MEFD December 2014

The domestic economy sustained its modest expansion over the review month, supported by improvements in the key tourism sector, while foreign investment projects continued to provide impetus to the construction sector.