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Economic Indicators for JM

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Interest Rate Decision	6	5.5	6	5.5	%
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	212.67	212.67	212.67	114.95
Population, total	2825544	2825544	2827695	2746169
Lending interest rate (%)	11.65	11.65	17.72	11.4	%
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	1.68	1.68	6.84	1.68	%
Labor force, total	1572932	1572932	1572932	1258104
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	3.02	3.02	13.51	3.02	%
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	6.47	6.47	10.35	2.35	%
Real interest rate (%)	-0.03	-0.03	11.3	-1.23	%
Current account balance (% of GDP)	3	3	3	-14.28	B
GDP growth (annual %)	2.2	2.2	5.22	-9.92	B
GDP (current US$)	19423355367.24	19423355367.24	19423355367.24	13812421835.74	B
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	1.34	1.34	1.7	1.34	%
New businesses registered (number)	4818	4818	4818	1463
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	107.5	107.5	126.01	96.13
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	1.68	1.68	1.8	1.68
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)	106.28	106.28	137.93	92.25	B
Armed forces personnel, total	6000	6000	6000	2830
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.53	0.53	0.54	0.53
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	140.5	140.5	180.5	140.5
Time required to start a business (days)	3	3	15	3
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	52.07	52.07	53.49	44.64	B
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	38.04	38.04	38.56	29.92	B
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.36