The Bank of Jamaica says net remittances for June this year, came in at USD$174-million, a 13-percent increase over the figure for June last year.
The BOJ says that in June, a net figure of USD$118-million was sent to Jamaica from persons living in the United States.
Twenty-seven million US came from the United Kingdom, $21-million from Canada, $10-million from the Cayman Islands and USD$13-million US from other destinations.
The BOJ says that for the first six months this year, net remittances came in at USD$986-million, a 4-percent increase over the corresponding period in 2014.
Additionally, between April and June this year, net remittances amounted to USD$515-million, a 6-percent increase when compared to the fist three months of the previous fiscal year.
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