mark Borg, Author at NSO Malta

Government Finance Data: January-April 2023

Salient Points News Data Methodology Between January and April 2023, Recurrent Revenue amounted to €1,890.8 million, €295.6 million higher than the €1,595.3 million reported a year earlier. The largest increase was recorded under Income Tax (€179.2 million), followed by Grants (€71.9 million), Value Added Tax (€33.0 million), Social Security (€15.9 million), Sales-Others (€14.2 million), Licences, […]

Collective Accommodation Establishments: Q1/2023

Salient Points News Data Methodology In the first quarter of 2023, the largest share of guest nights was reported in 4-star hotels, with 48.4 per cent of the total (Table 2). The average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments in 2023 remained the same at 4.1 nights when compared to the figure registered during […]

Registered Unemployment: April 2023

Salient Points News Data Methodology Data provided by Jobsplus for April 2023 indicate a year-on-year increase of five persons registering under Part I, and a drop of two persons registering under Part II of the unemployment register (Tables 5 and 8). Increases in the registered unemployment levels were recorded in the age groups under 20s […]

Retail Price Index (RPI): April 2023

Salient Points News Data Methodology Price changes and effects on inflation The highest annual inflation rates in April 2023 were registered in Food (10.2 per cent) and Housing (10.2 per cent). On the other hand, the lowest annual inflation rates were recorded in Clothing and footwear (-1.2 per cent) and Water, electricity, gas and fuels […]

Short-term Services Indicators: Q1/2023

Salient Points News Data Methodology Quarterly comparison After adjusting for seasonal effects and the working-day pattern, the total services turnover index decreased by 1.1 per cent between the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. The highest increase was registered in the real estate activities (23.1 per cent), followed by increases in […]

Short-term Industrial Indicators: Q1/2023

Salient Points News Data Methodology Quarterly comparison During the first quarter of 2023, seasonally adjusted industrial turnover increased by 0.8 per cent over the previous quarter. The highest increase was registered in energy (4.5 per cent). Increases were also registered in the intermediate goods (4.3 per cent) and capital goods (0.1 per cent). On the […]

Teaching English as a Foreign Language: 2022

Salient Points News Data Methodology The majority of students attending English language courses in Malta came from Italy (16.3 per cent), followed by France (13.1 per cent) and Germany (12.6 per cent). Overall, 70.5 per cent of total students originated from an EU country (Table 1). The largest share of language students fell within the […]

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): April 2023

Salient Points News Data Methodology Price changes and effects on inflation The highest annual inflation rates in April 2023 were recorded in Food and non-alcoholic beverages (11.4 per cent), and Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (8.3 per cent). On the other hand, the lowest annual inflation rates were registered in Clothing and footwear […]

Outbound Tourism: Q1/2023

Salient Points News Data Methodology January-March 2023 During the quarter under review, a total of 90,851 outbound tourist trips were undertaken for holiday purposes, followed by 43,664 trips for visiting friends and relatives. Most outbound tourists were aged between 25 and 44 years (52.5 per cent), followed by those within the 45-64 age bracket (27.5 […]