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The Central Bank in its new
Summary of Economic Indicators
Bulletin summarized the
economic developments in
Trinidad and Tobago to June 2009.
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
The report stated that GDP in the
Trinidad and Tobago economy
contracted by 3.3 per cent
in the first quarter of 2009
compared with growth of 2.4 per
cent in the first quarter of 2008.
Activity in the energy sector fell by
2 per cent (year-on-year) in the first
quarter of 2009. The non-energy sector
declined by 5.4 per cent on a year-on-
year basis to March 2009. Within the
non-energy sector, the Manufacturing,
Distribution and Construction
sectors declined by 11.7 per cent, 3.7
per cent and 2.7 per cent, respectively.
Real GDP in the United Kingdom, Euro
Area, and Japan contracted by 4.9
per cent and 8.8 per cent for the first
quarter of 2009.In the United States,
economic activity declined by 2.5
per cent in the first quarter of 2009
DOMESTIC PRICES
On a year-on-year basis to May
2009, headline inflation declined to
10.3 per cent, down from a high of
15.4 per cent in October 2008 and
11.9 per cent in April 2009. Core
inflation, which excludes food prices,
measured 5.8 per cent on a year-on-
year basis to May 2009. Food inflation
registered a year-on-year increase
of 19.6 per cent in May 2009. On a
year-on-year basis to March 2009,
producer prices increased by 5.8
per cent, compared with 10.5 per
cent at the end of December 2009.
COMMODITIES PRICES
The average price of crude petroleum
(WTI) for June 2009 was US$69.62
per barrel. On a year-on-year basis,
this represents a decline of 48 per
cent. Prices peaked in July 2008 at
US$145.29 per barrel. The price of
Natural gas averaged US$3.84 per
mmbtu (Henry Hub) in June 2009,
a 70 per cent decline from the peak
price of US$13.31 in July 2008.
prices
going
PRODUCTION
Crude oil production fell on a year-
on-year basis to May 2009 by 4.1
per cent. Natural gas production
increased to 20,727 cubic meters
in the first five months of the
year, an increase of 3.3 per cent.
INTEREST RATE
After a reduction by 25 basis points
in March 2009, the repo rate was
reduced by 50 basis points on two
separate occasions to reach 7.50 per
cent in May 2009. The 3-month treasury
bill rate fell by 70 basis points to 2.56
per cent at the end of June 2009 from
3.26 per cent at the end of March 2009.
The interest rate differential between
the TT and US 3-month treasury bill
rate narrowed to 2.37 per cent in June
2009 from 5.25 per cent a year ago.
MONETARY AND BANKING
AGGREGATES
The growth in commercial bank
credit to the private sector slowed to
3.0 per cent on a year-on-year basis
to May 2009, a decline from the 9.7
per cent reported in February 2009.
Consumer credit remained virtually
fat compared to a year ago. As at May
2009, consumer credit fell marginally
by 0.8 per cent relative to its May
2008 figure. Business credit expansion
however has outpaced consumer
credit, growing by 6.5 per cent on
a year-on-year basis to May 2009.
REAL ESTATE MARKET AND
INDICATORS OF CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITY
Residential median house prices fell
further to TT$857,500 in May 2009
from TT$900,000 in December 2008, a
decline of 4.7 per cent. The price of ½”
steel fell by 20 per cent in the 12 months
to May. New real estate mortgage
loans approved and disbursed fell
during the first quarter of 2009 by 28.3
per cent and 13.2 per cent respectively,
compared to the previous quarter.
DOWN
RETAIL SALES
Retail sales contracted by 7.8 per cent
in the first quarter of 2009 compared
to the corresponding period in 2008.
The steepest declines occurred
in the sales of dry goods, motor
vehicles and parts and construction
and hardware materials. New motor
vehicles sales fell by 31 per cent in
June 2009 compared with June 2008.
Credit Card loans outstanding
increased by 15.1 per cent over the
past 12 months to reach $1.7 billion
at the end of May 2009. The number
of credit card accounts also increased
by 9.5 per cent for the same period.
The analysis by the Central Bank
provides insight into the operations
of the real estate market; however,
real estate listings do not reflect the
lowering of prices or put another way
real estate prices are so high that a
reduction in prices is still beyond the
reach of many consumers. Frankly,
the demand for government’s
housing is stronger now than ever
and consumer expectation is that
real estate prices even when they
fall will still not be within their reach.
Consumers will do well to note the
Central Bank’s view on consumer
expectation in relation to inflation.
The 2008 report states - One factor
that continues to have a major
impact on inflation in Trinidad and
Tobago is inflation expectations.
Economists and policy makers
acknowledge the importance of this
factor though its impact is difficult
to quantify. Inflationary expectations
become strong and “embedded”
when inflation remains high for too
long and when the population has
little confidence that the measures
being implemented will succeed in
reducing inflation quickly. Strong
inflationary expectations affect the
level of wage demands, influence
decisions to spend rather than
dec
save and prompt entrepreneurs to
sav
put up prices and increase margins,
in advance, in order to be ahead of
the game. Based on these indicators,
inflation expectations are currently
very strong in Trinidad and Tobago.
ver
Reducing these expectations is critical
Red
to the eventual reduction of inflation
and, the longer it takes to do this, the
and
stronger will be the actions required.
str
Fast forward to 2009 and in its media
Fas
release in July 2009, the Central Bank
rel
announced that there has been a
ann
pronounced deceleration in inflation
pro
for the entire first half of 2009. In
the first half of 2008, the average
monthly increase in inflation was
mon
1.0 per cent. In the corresponding
period of 2009, there were declines
per
in headline inflation in four of the six
months (January, February, May and
mon
June) while the monthly increases in
Jun
March and April averaged 0.7 per cent.
The reduction in inflation is largely
attributable to lower international
commodity prices as well as to
the compression in domestic
demand arising from the marked
slowdown in the local economy.
This is reflected in the rise in the
unemployment rate to 5.0 per cent in
the first quarter of 2009 and the sharp
deceleration in bank credit growth.
On a year-on-year basis to May
2009, private sector credit by the
consolidated financial system
measured 1.6 per cent compared with
8.4 per cent in January. Consumer
credit declined by 0.9 per cent in May,
the first recorded year-on-year fall
since November 2003. Both business
credit expansion and real estate
mortgage lending slowed on a year-
on-year basis to 10.0 per cent and 12.1
per cent, respectively in May from 11.8
per cent and 17.4 per cent in February.
While the continued deceleration in
inflation is quite encouraging, there are
several downside risks to the inflation
outlook. Firstly, it is not yet certain
whether inflation expectations have
been fully reversed. Secondly, there is
always a risk that domestic agricultural
prices could increase in the coming
months in the face of inclement
weather. Thirdly, the balance between
fiscal and monetary policy needs to
be adjusted. At the current moment,
credit expansion is at a low level.
The best approach to real estate
investment at this time is to carefully
consider the cost of buying now
versus waiting for the full effects of
reduced prices to hit the market. Either
way due diligence is required and
based upon your need you will invest.
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In our discussion in the last issue we
talked about the results of research of the
communication process. We saw where
marketing experts in their effort to enhance
the impact of their advertising messages
dissected the communication process with the
hope that through better understanding of the
constituent parts they can be more effective in
communicating their brand messages.
The first component we looked at was ‘All
Communication begins with an objective,
the need to communicate’, in this issue we
want to focus on ‘All Communication implies
that there is a targeted audience to whom the
message is directed.’
I also want to restate a couple of points that
were made in the last issue
As humans we are communicating all the time,
whether in informal or formal conversations,
as we go about our normal daily activities
we are communicating to our staff and peers,
therefore the first principle in communication
is that as an individual we must be an effective
communicator.
What tends to happen when this principle is
ignored, is we try to build a communication
system to fill the gaps in our personal process
and when the gaps becomes apparent we
engage in spin.
Becoming an effective communicator is not
becoming a CIA Agent; your staff is not the
enemy within whose community you must
infiltrate.
This is for real and the requirements comprise
of the things that your parents, grandparents
and others used to tell you; do unto others
what you would have others do unto you, or
put another way – love your neighbor as you
love yourself.
Upon this foundation you can build a
communication strategy, because your point
of origin is you and begins with the end in
mind – your staff or customers.
We have a business to run and staff and
customers need information about your
products and services in order to function
effectively, so managing information has to be
strategic.
ALL COMMUNICATION IMPLIES THAT
THERE IS A TARGETED AUDIENCE TO
Analysing the
Communication
Process
WHOM THE MESSAGE IS DIRECTED
So you have a message that you want to
communicate. Having a message with intent to
communicate is like a speaker inviting persons
to his lecture. But not everyone will find the
message of interest to them, so therefore the
challenge for the speaker is to identify persons
to whom his message will have most relevance
and find the appropriate channel through which
the message can be conveyed to them.
Lets use as an example a tertiary institution,
their audience will include two types of
customers; students who wish to pursue a
course of study at the institution and teachers
to teach at the institution.
The message in both instances would be
structured differently because the emphasis is
different in each case.
If the message for teachers was directed to the
potential students, the impact of the message
Business
will be lost because the message has little
or no relevance to the targeted audience. On
the other hand if the message is directed to
potential students, the likelihood of success
increases significantly, because the message
has relevance to the targeted audience.
Because of this, communicating a message
takes on a significance on its own, simply put,
you may not have the second chance to make
a first impression, so, the first contact that your
targeted audience has with your message has
to be near perfection.
In communication you have a number of issues
that to treat with including the formatting,
presentation, channel. There is a format that
a business can use to structure its message, it
is called the AIDA principle, this acronym is
Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action. How
the message is presented has relevance both
to the channel and formatting, example a
classified advertisement to sell a car, would
be different from what a car dealer would
use to attract buyers for a new vehicle. To be
continued
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Boil water unless told it is safe
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES COMPUTER SALES SER
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air-condition etc. 764-9864. Olympus). Also available
Pro-Plan and Purina pet food
at the best prices 774-7531
(Hansley/ Olympia Kennels)
PITBULL PUPS FOR
SALE @ $2500. Stone the
father of pups is a double
bred badger. Call haile Payn-
per @ 391-7854 or 496-4619
for your pitbull pups today!

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SOLID STEEL WINDOWS

Windows: 4x4= $490, 4x6= $740,
French doors: 36x80= $1030,
Solid Sheet door: 36x80= $1200,
R.H.S: 4x4= $380, 4x6= $580
Contact: 662-8933, 397-4723.
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