Forex inflows down in September vs August – Friday

Inflows of finds into the system for the first week of September fell to just US$171 million from US$270 million in the first week of August while outflows stood at US$145 million versus US$213 million for the same period.
Trading in the Jamaican foreign exchange market slowed on Friday, resulting in US$32.08 of purchases by dealers of all currencies and outflows of US$33.58 million.
In contrast, purchases by dealers on Thursday amounted to the equivalent of US$34.55 million while dealers sold US$25.84 million.
In USA dollar trading, inflows ended at US$28.73 million versus US$32.45 million on Thursday with outflows of US$31.87 million compared to US$24.24 million.
At the end of trading, the US dollar was sold at an average rate of J$130.11 from J$129.96 previously while dealers bought the US currency at an average of J$128.35 versus J$128.69 on Thursday.
The selling rate for the Canadian dollar climbed to J$106.95 from J$105.61 at the close on Thursday while the British Pound was less costly, with J$168.87 buying the British currency versus J$169.24 and the euro, lost value against the Jamaican dollar, with it taking J$157.26 to buy the European common currency, versus J$157.79 previously.