Economic Jamaican Questions

Economic Jamaican Questions
Answer the list of questions in complete sentences. The list of questions pertains to the country island of Jamaica.
Country Notebook

Economic Analysis of Jamaica

 

 

• Principal industries
  1. what proportion of the GNP does each industry contribute?
  2. ratio of private to publicly owned industries

 

J- Foreign investment

1. opportunities
2. which industries?

 

K International trade statistics

 

3. major imports
   • dollar value
   • trends

 

4. major exports
   • dollar value
   • trends

 

5. balance of payment situation
   • surplus or deficit
   • recent trends

 

6. exchange rates
   • single or multiple exchange rate
   • current rate of exchange
   • trends

 

L- Trade restrictions

1- embargoes

2- quotas

3- import taxes

4- tariffs

5- licensing

6- custom duties

 

N- Labor force

1. size

2- unemployment rate

 

O- Inflation rate

 

• Developments in science and technology

 

• Current technology available (computer, machinery, tools)
• Percentage of GNP invested in research and development
• Technological skills of the labor force and general population

 

• Channels of distribution (macro analysis)

This section reports data on all channel middlemen available within the market.

 

• Retailers

 

1. number of retailers
2. customary mark-up for various classes of goods
3. methods of operation (cash or credit)
4. typical size of retail outlet
5. scale of operations (large or small)
6. role of chain stores, department stores, specialty stores

 

• Wholesalers

 

1. number and size
2. customary mark-up for various classes of goods
3. methods of operation (cash or credit)

 

• Import/export agents
• Warehousing
• Penetration of urban and rural markets

 

• Media

 

• availability of media
• Costs

1. television
2. radio
3. print magazines, newspapers
4. other media (cinema, outdoors, etc.)

 

• Agency asístanse
• Coverage of various media
• Percentage of population reach by each media

 

• Executive summary
• Sources of information
• Appendix

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