Jamaica Food Prices and Economic Indicators from FAO

Food Prices for Jamaica is sourced from the FAOSTAT bulk data service of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The dataset likely contains data on Consumer Price Indices, Deflators, Exchange rates, and Producer Prices. It was last updated on 2026-03-16.

Use Cases

• Modeling consumer price inflation based on Consumer Price Indices data.
• Analyzing exchange rate impacts on food prices based on Exchange rates data.
• Comparing producer and consumer price trends based on Producer Prices and Consumer Price Indices data.
• Calculating real price changes using Deflators data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative FAOSTAT service of the FAO.
• Covers multiple economic indicator categories, including Consumer Price Indices, Deflators, Exchange rates, and Producer Prices.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, allowing for open use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Aggregated from the FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-16 11:55:24.230163; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Jamaica