PIOJ Growth-Inducement Strategy - Planning Institute of Jamaica
PIOJ Growth-Inducement Strategy - Planning Institute of Jamaica
PIOJ Growth-Inducement Strategy - Planning Institute of Jamaica
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Table 5.11.<br />
Projected Change In Value Added By Industry At Constant (2003) Prices<br />
Industry<br />
FY<br />
2010/11<br />
Jan-Dec<br />
2011<br />
FY<br />
2011/12<br />
Goods Producing Industry 0.4 4.3 4.4<br />
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing -0.4 3.0 3.3<br />
Mining & Quarrying 24.0 38.2 33.8<br />
Manufacture -2.4 0.3 0.8<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: Food, Beverages & Tobacco -0.9 0.3 0.5<br />
Other Manufacturing -4.3 0.4 1.1<br />
Construction -1.0 1.1 1.2<br />
Services Industry -1.2 1.2 1.4<br />
Electricity & Water Supply -3.6 2.9 3.7<br />
Transport, Storage & Communication -2.5 2.1 2.3<br />
Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair and Installation <strong>of</strong> Machinery<br />
-1.2 0.9 1.0<br />
Finance & Insurance Services -3.2 0.9 1.4<br />
Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities -0.8 0.5 0.7<br />
Producers <strong>of</strong> Government Services -0.1 -0.1 -0.1<br />
Hotels and Restaurants 2.3 3.8 4.0<br />
Other Services 0.2 0.8 0.9<br />
Less Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) -5.5 0.4 1.0<br />
Total GDP at basic prices -0.6 1.9 2.1<br />
Source: STATIN & <strong>PIOJ</strong><br />
Higher value added is projected for the four quarters <strong>of</strong> the calendar year in all industries<br />
with the exception <strong>of</strong> Producers <strong>of</strong> Government Services expected to record growth.<br />
Industries expected to register the strongest increase are Mining & Quarrying and Hotels<br />
& Restaurants. The Mining & Quarrying industry is projected to grow by 38.2 per cent.<br />
This is attributable mainly to the proposed reopening <strong>of</strong> WINDALCO’s Kirkvine plant<br />
during the second half <strong>of</strong> 2011. The Hotels and Restaurants industry is expected to<br />
register continued robust growth consistent with economic recovery in the main source<br />
markets coupled with increased marketing in emerging markets.<br />
Down-side risks to the projected growth out-turn for the economy are:<br />
higher than anticipated rise in international commodity prices<br />
adverse weather conditions<br />
Agriculture<br />
For 2011, real value added for the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing industry is projected to<br />
increase by 3.0 per cent. This is based on the continuation <strong>of</strong> favourable weather<br />
conditions as well as the Ministry <strong>of</strong> Agriculture’s Production and Productivity<br />
Improvement Programme aimed at improving best practice methodologies in the<br />
industry. The improved performance should also be influenced by the Ministry’s focus on<br />
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