Key Highlights:

• The economy moderated to 4.4 per cent in Q3 2019 (Q2 2019: 4.9 per cent), driven by domestic demand, particularly private sector expenditure.
• Employment remained strong with an unemployment rate of 3.3 per cent (Q2 2019: 3.3 per cent)
• Both the Consumer Price Index (CSI) and Business Confidence Index (BCI) were below the optimism level recording 84.0 and 89.0 points respectively.