The Reserve Bank’s latest Job Advertisements Survey shows that the number of vacant positions advertised rose nearly 14 percent in the first half of this year. On the production side there has been mixed results. Gold production has been declining significantly over last year.
This year again there are no expectations of a significant pick up in gold output and this is quite unfortunate as this means we are unable to capitalize on the existing high world market price. Cane and sugar production are expected to improve this year after declining last year due to the two major floods.