Nicholas Falzon, Author at NSO Malta

Retail Price Index (RPI): February 2025

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Price changes and effects on inflation The highest annual inflation rates in February 2025 were registered in Other goods and services (3.8 per cent) and Beverages and tobacco (3.4 per cent). On the other hand, the lowest annual inflation rates were registered in Water, electricity, gas and fuels (0.0 […]

Government Finance Data: January-February 2025

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Between January and February 2025, Recurrent Revenue amounted to €1,078.8 million, €103.8 million lower than the figure reported a year earlier. The largest drops were recorded under Income Tax (€179.0 million), Grants (€37.1 million) and Rents (€2.9 million). On the other hand, higher revenue was documented under Social Security […]

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): February 2025

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Price changes and effects on inflation The highest annual inflation rates in February 2025 were recorded in Education (4.8 per cent) and Miscellaneous goods and services (3.6 per cent). On the other hand, the lowest annual inflation rates were registered in Communication (-4.2 per cent) and Clothing and footwear […]

EU-SILC 2023: Well-being, Social and Health Indicators

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Introduction The European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) survey is an annual exercise undertaken by the National Statistics Office (NSO) among persons residing in private households in Malta and Gozo. The survey collects several indicators related to general health and well-being. Health indicators In 2023, 79.5 […]

Inbound Tourism: January 2025

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF During the month under review, a total of 182,177 inbound tourists visited Malta for holiday purposes, and 8,495 tourists came for business purposes. The largest share of inbound tourists consisted of persons 25 and 44 (39.4 per cent), followed by the 45-64 age bracket (34.4 per cent) (Table 1). […]

Job Vacancy Survey: Q4/2024

Salient Points News Data Methodology Visualisation PDF This news release presents the findings of the Job Vacancy Survey (JVS), a quarterly enterprise-based enquiry that provides insights into the demand for labour by gauging the number of vacancies and occupied posts. Job Vacancies In the fourth quarter of 2024, there were a total of 7,892 vacancies […]

Registered Employment: October 2024

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Administrative data provided by Jobsplus show that, over a period of one year, the labour supply (excluding part-timers) increased by 4.3 per cent, reaching 291,946 (see methodological note 5). This was mainly attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employment (11,775) and an increase in registered unemployment […]

Labour Force Survey: Q4/2024

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Labour Status Labour Force Survey estimates indicated that, during the fourth quarter, total employment stood at 325,631 accounting for 65.8 per cent of the population aged 15 and over. Unemployed persons stood at 9,566 (1.9 per cent) while inactive persons totalled 159,510 (32.2 per cent) (Table 1). The activity […]

Residential Property Transactions: February 2025

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF This news release presents provisional data on residential property sale transactions based on the date of registration with the tax authority. Final deeds of sale In February 2025, the number of final deeds of sale relating to residential property amounted to 1,021, an increase of 0.1 per cent when […]