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Untitled Document Important dates - January 1 - New Year
- Ash Wednesday - Changes every year
- Holy Friday - Changes every year
- Easter Monday - Changes every year
- May 1 - Labor Day
- August 7 - Independence Day
- October 16 - National Heroes Holiday
- December 25 - Christmas
- December 26 - Family Day
Economic Statistics | Jamaica has a Gross Domestic Product of US$12,290MM. This is distributed by sectors in the following way: agriculture with 5.2%, having as main products sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus; industry with 33.1%, having as main products tourism, bauxite / alumina, textiles, agro processing; and the services sector with 61.7%. | National Accounts | National Accounts | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | est. 2009 | proj. 2010 | | | | | | | | 2.7% | 1.5% | -0.9% | -3.2% | -0.9% | | 11,957 | 12,908 | 13,995 | 12,290 | 13,546 | | 4,429 | 4,781 | 5,183 | 4,552 | 5,017 | | | | 100.0% | | | | Agriculture | | | 5.2% | | | | Industry | | | 33.1% | | | | Services | | | 61.7% | | | | 5.7% | 16.8% | 16.9% | 10.2% | 13.8% | | -4.5% | -4.1% | -7.3% | -10.7% | -6.8% | GPD Growth Trade Statistics | Regarding foreign trade, US represents its main commercial partner buying 35.6% of Jamaican exports, whereas the main export products are constituted by mining products. | | Foreign Trade (2008) | | | | See other countries | | | | | | | | | | | Exports | | | | Imports | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | US | | 35.6% | | US | | 38.1% | | Canada | | 9.4% | | Trinidad & Tobago | | 16.9% | | China | | 8.2% | | Venezuela | | 11.2% | | UK | | 6.9% | | Brazil | | 3.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alumina | | 45.2% | | Fuels | | 38.6% | | Bauxite | | 4.1% | | Raw materials, excl fuels | | 25.5% | | Sugar | | 3.8% | | Consumer Goods | | 25.3% | | | | | | Capital Goods | | 10.2% | | Balance of Payments (US$ mill.) | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | est. 2009 | proy. 2010 | | | | | | | | 67.00 | 70.40 | 80.20 | 89.30 | 90.70 | | | | | | | | 2,134 | 2,363 | 2,500 | 1,326 | 1,366 | | 5,077 | 6,204 | 7,547 | 4,415 | 4,821 | | -2,315 | -3,421 | -4,619 | -2,341 | -2,711 | | % GDP | -19.4% | -26.5% | -33.0% | -19.0% | -20.0% | | -616 | -662 | -568 | -549 | -325 | | % GDP | -5.2% | -5.1% | -4.1% | -4.5% | -2.4% | | 1,749 | 2,040 | 2,150 | 1,894 | 1,807 | | % GDP | 14.6% | 15.8% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 13.3% | | -1,182 | -2,043 | -3,037 | -996 | -1,229 | % GDP | -9.9% | -15.8% | -21.7% | -8.1% | -9.1% | | 797 | 752 | 1,361 | 350 | 500 | | % GDP | 6.7% | 5.8% | 9.7% | 2.8% | 3.7% | | -1,009 | -2,437 | -333 | -301 | -975 | | % GDP | -8.4% | -18.9% | -2.4% | -2.4% | -7.2% | | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | est. 2009 | proy. 2010 | | | | | | | | 7,999 | 10,085 | 10,620 | 10,911 | 12,984 | | % GDP | 66.9% | 78.1% | 75.9% | 88.8% | 95.9% | | | | | | | | 909 | 1,303 | 939 | 1,117 | 946 | | 369 | 577 | 412 | 572 | 536 | | 540 | 726 | 527 | 545 | 410 | Country links Media Government and Financial Entities International Agreements
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