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Chapter 5 ________________ The Jamaican Economy - Economic Performance and Prospects 11 1.0 Summary Economic performance during 2010 was characterized by the following positive developments: • significant stabilization of fiscal and debt dynamics in the short-term, occasioned by the Jamaica Debt Exchange • stability in foreign exchange markets, reflecting the impact of BOP and budget financing from multilateral financial institutions in support of an IMF SBA, and central bank management of liquidity in line with monetary and fiscal targets under the GOJ’s economic programme • low and declining interest rates on GOJ benchmark instruments, which influenced a lagged and much smaller adjustment in bank lending rates. However, notwithstanding these positive developments, economic growth was depressed and performed worse than initially projected in the second half of the year (current projection for 2 nd half of 2010 is a decline of -0.8%, down from initial projection of - 0.2%). 12 PIOJ also projects a rise in poverty levels from 16.5 per cent in 2009 to within a range of 18.5 per cent and 20.3 per cent in 2010. These projections reflect, among other things, the negative effects of: weak aggregate demand occasioned by: (a) fiscal stabilization measures (b) reduced external demand for exports of goods and services (reflecting the “longtailed” global recession) exogenous shocks, such as the May 2010 civil disturbance and the extreme weather conditions in September and October 2010. In addition, production conditions continued to be negatively affected by long-standing structural constraints, including: high cost of doing business (financing, taxes, etc.) high levels of crime (notwithstanding a reduction in violent crimes during the latter half of 2010) high energy costs 11 In consultation with the Economic Policy Research Division, PIOJ. Data and analysis in this Chapter first presented on September 16, 2010. 12 Real GDP growth for 2010 is projected at -1.2 per cent. 51
inadequate provision of public infrastructural services (both physical and nonphysical infrastructure) inadequate stocks of human capital continued weakness in the real sector, as evidenced by a decline in private credit and rise in non-performing loans, which are leading indicators of real-sector business confidence. Real GDP is projected to grow by 2.1 per cent in FY 2011/12 on the basis of favourable assumptions about production and demand conditions. However, the continued negative impact of the above-mentioned structural weaknesses combined with the likely negative impact of higher commodity prices (particularly oil and grains), will weaken the likelihood of attaining the projected growth target. Current growth prospects are based on extremely fragile foundations and the PIOJ perceives most of the risks to its growth forecasts to be on the downside. The fragility of growth is underpinned by the following down-side risks: • uncertainty regarding the robustness of a nascent global recovery in output and trade • a further weakening of domestic aggregate demand consequent on continued fiscal contraction, in an environment where private sector “crowding-in” has exhibited significant inertia • further erosion of social capital under the conditions of: (a) a slower than projected decline in poverty rates, and (b) continued weak labour-market demand • vulnerability to weather-related shocks • continued low labour (and capital) productivity due to structural constraints previously highlighted. By retarding growth, these risks may threaten the sustainability of the current fiscal consolidation programme. In the absence of sustained growth, a fiscal consolidation programme would have to be supported by unsustainable cuts in public expenditures or additional revenue enhancement, the limits of which will be quickly reached. Such additional expenditure cuts and/or additional tax or revenue enhancing measures would further compound the pro-cyclicality of the current fiscal consolidation programme. Experience in other emerging economies operating under IMF programmes of fiscal consolidation confirms this pro-cyclical tendency, which is further aggravated by the nature of the political cycle. There are current signs that these risks are real, for example, in the underperformance of certain categories of fiscal revenues (April - December 2010), in particular, PAYE and GCT (local) tax collections. Therefore, the need to reduce the economy-wide risks to the sustainability of the current fiscal consolidation strategy and to achieve a higher growth target compels an urgent reconsideration of the medium-term macroeconomic policy agenda to focus on initiatives that achieve the following objectives: 52
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To the many ordinary Jamaicans who
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Preface The Jamaican economy has ex
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the private sector groups, listed b
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to ask, is it possible to predict g
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can be made to serve a very useful
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capital, mainly in the form of equi
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5.0 Recommendations Based on the ma
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2.5 Coexistent with the levels of u
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industry as well as provide funding
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ight. Where we as a society fail is
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the elders, youth, children. What f
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