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Consumer Price Index: it’s pricey out there

The government provides detailed changes to prices over time, broken down into several categories. We can use this to show how a good or service has changed cost over time. The dark line shows the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) over time. This is a weighted ‘basket’ of the other categories listed out above. Most…

Labour Market Deep Dive 2: Status and Occupation

The breakdown of employees by status, occupation and gender over time yields several interesting trends and changes: As per the analysis on the Workforce Over Time, the overall workforce has been recovering since a substantial drop in 2020. The status breakdown helps to see the overall trends, with only ‘Other non-Bermudian’ seeing strong growth. The…

Notes on transport

Analysing the transport statistics published by the government yields some interesting insights into both the traffic on our roads, as well as how safe they are. There was a clear decline in the number of vehicles on the road – for both cars and bikes – through the post-recession fall of 2008. However, since then…

Historic Government Revenue and Expenditure: Part 2 – Revenue

The data available in the Government Digest of Statistics enables us to review over 20 years of revenue and spend by the public sector. Unlike expenditure – which rose quickly in the mid 00’s funded by debt, revenue has had a more steady increase over time. It is up nearly 50% across 20 years, and…

Historic Government Revenue and Expenditure: Part 1 – Expenditure

The data available in the Government Digest of Statistics enables us to review over 20 years of revenue and spend by the public sector. The most notable movement is from 2005 through 2009, when expenditure rose nearly 50% in just 4 years. These increases took several forms, including government wages and salaries rising from c.…

Workforce over time

Through presenting the total view of employment over time, it is easier to spot trends and insights into what is happening in Bermuda and her industries. Employment was at 34,277 in 2013, before falling through 2015. This trend was curbed and employees rose through 2019, before a significant drop of 5.7%. Since then the recovery…