Why inflation is falling but Jamaicans still feel squeezed?
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May 17, 2026
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JAMAICA’S inflation rate fell again in April.
Electricity costs dropped sharply. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (Statin) reported that the country’s Consumer Price Index declined 0.3 per cent for the month, helped mainly by lower electricity rates.
On paper, that sounds like good news. But many Jamaicans likely did not feel relief.
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