victor aquilina, Author at NSO Malta

Registered Employment: August 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 4.7 per cent, reaching 289,168 (see methodological note 5). This was mainly attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employment (12,710) and an increase in registered unemployment […]

Cruise Passengers: Q4/2024

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF There were 92 cruise liner calls during the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 10 when compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Transit passengers accounted for the absolute majority of total traffic, reaching 166,564 (94.2 per cent). On average, every vessel that berthed in Malta […]

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): December 2024

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Price changes and effects on inflation The highest annual inflation rates in December 2024 were recorded in Education (4.8 per cent) and Miscellaneous goods and services (3.9 per cent). On the other hand, the lowest annual inflation rates were registered in Communication (-4.8 per cent) and Furnishings, household equipment […]

Inbound Tourism: November 2024

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF During the month under review, a total of 232,176 inbound tourists visited Malta for holiday purposes, and 23,652 tourists came for business purposes. The largest share of inbound tourists were aged between 25 and 44 (39.4 per cent), followed by the 45-64 age bracket (35.5 per cent) (Table 1). […]

Residential Property Transactions: December 2024

Salient Points News Data Methodology Visualisations 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 December 2024, the number of final deeds of sale relating to residential property amounted to 1,113, an increase of 6.1 per cent […]

Quarterly Accounts for General Government: Q3/2024

Salient Points News Data Methodology Visualisations PDF Quarterly non-financial accounts (t/t-4) During the period July to September 2024, total revenue stood at €1,994.4 million, an increase of €339.3 million when compared to the corresponding quarter in 2023. This was mainly brought about by increases in Current taxes on income and wealth (€257.2 million), Taxes on […]

International Economic and Financial Transactions: Q3/2024

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Provisional figures for Malta’s external transactions show that during July to September 2024, the current account balance recorded a surplus of €451.2 million, compared to a surplus of €584.0 million in the same quarter of the previous year. This surplus was primarily the result of positive balances in the […]

Residential Property Price Index (RPPI): Q3/2024

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF During the third quarter of 2024, the Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) stood at 165.22, an annual rise of 6.9 per cent when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023. In the period under review, the Apartments Price Index and the Maisonettes Price Index stood at 165.34 and 157.15, […]

Index of Industrial Production: November 2024

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF The monthly Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is a business cycle indicator. It provides an early measure of change in the volume of industrial output produced by domestic businesses in the manufacturing, energy, and quarrying sectors in Malta. Total industrial output – annual comparison In November 2024, the index […]