牙买加经济在2024年第四季度同比收缩0.8%,此前一季度修正后下降了3.3%。这标志着自疫情以来首次连续出现季度收缩,原因是农业、林业和渔业(第三季度为-10.6%对-12.5%)、采矿和采石业(-2.3%对-17.4%)、公用事业(-1.4%对-5.8%)、酒店和餐馆(-0.3%对-4.9%)以及制造业(-0.5%对-4.0%)等几个行业大幅下降。与此同时,建筑业继续下降,但速度较慢(-2.7%对-3.3%),而批发和零售业略有反弹(0.2%对-3.0%)。经季节性调整的季度数据显示,牙买加经济在第四季度增长了1.4%,从第三季度1.5%的下滑中反弹。
The economy of Jamaica contracted by 0.8% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, following a revised decline of 3.3% in the previous quarter. This marks the first back-to-back quarterly contractions since the pandemic, driven by sharp declines in several sectors, including agriculture, forestry, and fishing (-10.6% vs. -12.5% in Q3), mining and quarrying (-2.3% vs. -17.4%), utilities (-1.4% vs. -5.8%), hotels and restaurants (-0.3% vs. -4.9%), and manufacturing (-0.5% vs. -4.0%). Meanwhile, construction continued to decline but at a slower pace (-2.7% vs. -3.3%), while wholesale and retail trade rebounded slightly (0.2% vs. -3.0%). On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the Jamaican economy expanded by 1.4% in Q4, rebounding from the 1.5% downturn from Q3.