required report public distribution date 9 30 2004 gain number jm4005 jamaica & dep exporter guide annual approved by david g salmon us embassy santo domingo prepared sylburn thomas highlights modest rebound in the jamaican economy coupled with increasing remittances will support consumption of food and beverages s non tourism market strong service orientation changing consumer demographics strengthen demand for imported includes psd changes no trade matrix kingston jm1 jm usda foreign agricultural global agriculture information network template version 2 08 page 23 unclassified 1 0 overview economic factors several recent developments macro affect disposable income beverage gdp growth following four consecutive years contraction 1996 1999 returned to a trajectory expanding 7 percent during 2002 further 5 over three ensuing imf country has conditionally
