The Daily Friday, November 29, 2019
Press Release
Gross domestic product, income and expenditure, third quarter 2019
Real gross domestic product grew 0.3%, following a 0.9% increase in the second quarter. Third quarter growth was led by higher business investment and increased household spending, boosting final domestic demand by 0.8%.
Gross domestic product by industry, September 2019
Real gross domestic product edged up 0.1% in September, as 13 out of 20 industrial sectors increased.
Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, October 2019
The Industrial Product Price Index edged up by 0.1% in October, primarily due to higher prices for energy and petroleum products. The Raw Materials Price Index was down 1.9%, primarily due to lower prices for crude energy products.
Computers, peripherals and software price indexes, October 2019
Purchasers paid less for smartphones, computer peripherals and software in October than in the previous month. Prices paid for computers edged up. Computers include desktop and similar computers, laptops, tablets and servers.
Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index, October 2019
The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index (CMSPI) posted no change in October, following a 0.1% increase in September.
Newspaper publishers, 2018
As the newspaper publishing industry continues its digital transition, digital advertising sales grew by 20.8% from 2016 to 2018, reaching $295.6 million. However, this increase was not enough to offset declining print advertising revenues. Total advertising sales were $1.5 billion in 2018, down 18.2% from 2016. Print advertising sales totalled $1.2 billion, down from $1.6 billion in 2016 and from $2.1 billion in 2014.
Monthly Passenger Bus and Urban Transit, September 2019
Total operating revenues (excluding subsidies) for urban transit companies totalled $361.6 million in September.
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