Barbados Forecast

Overview	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.20	7.1	7.4	7.5	7.3
Inflation Rate (%)	1.50	1.6	1.4	1.7	1.5
Food Inflation (%)	4.00	3.1	3.3	3.1	2.9
CPI Housing Utilities (points)	108.70	110	109	111	110
Consumer Price Index CPI (points)	114.30	115	115	116	116
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%)	2.70		2
GDP (USD Billion)	8.02		8.18
GDP per Capita PPP (USD)	21837.73		22274
GDP per Capita (USD)	23014.20		23474
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP)	-6.30		-5.3
Government Budget (% of GDP)	-0.01		-0.5

Labour	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.20	7.1	7.4	7.5	7.3

Prices	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
Inflation Rate (%)	1.50	1.6	1.4	1.7	1.5
Food Inflation (%)	4.00	3.1	3.3	3.1	2.9
CPI Housing Utilities (points)	108.70	110	109	111	110
Consumer Price Index CPI (points)	114.30	115	115	116	116

GDP	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%)	2.70		2
GDP (USD Billion)	8.02		8.18
GDP per Capita PPP (USD)	21837.73		22274
GDP per Capita (USD)	23014.20		23474

Trade	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP)	-6.30		-5.3

Government	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
Government Budget (% of GDP)	-0.01		-0.5

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