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PIOJ Growth-Inducement Strategy - Planning Institute of Jamaica

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Mar-10<br />

Dec-09<br />

Sep-09<br />

Jun-09<br />

Mar-09<br />

Dec-08<br />

Sep-08<br />

Jun-08<br />

Mar-08<br />

Dec-07<br />

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Jun-07<br />

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Dec-06<br />

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Jun-06<br />

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Jun-05<br />

Mar-05<br />

Dec-04<br />

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Oct-09<br />

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May-09<br />

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Jul-08<br />

Jun-08<br />

May-08<br />

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Mar-08<br />

Feb-08<br />

Jan-08<br />

FIGURE 4: LOANS TO THE PRODUCTIVE SECTORS<br />

150,000.00<br />

120,000.00<br />

90,000.00<br />

60,000.00<br />

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4.5 Increase in Real Commercial Interest Rate: Real interest rate reached 5.5 per<br />

cent in March 2010 (see Figure 5), turned downwards to 4.9 per cent in June 2010 but has<br />

started to turn up again, reflecting a faster decline in inflation than the nominal interest<br />

rate, which is expected to continue in the short-term.<br />

FIGURE 5: REAL COMMERCIAL INTEREST RATE<br />

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-2.0%<br />

Months<br />

90

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