More purchasing power for families with young children
(WorldNews Netherlands)

Ever since the first measurement in 2012, purchasing power on the three islands has increased year by year. When purchasing power increases, income growth exceeds the average price level and more goods and services can be purchased. Saba showed the strongest increase in purchasing power each year, except in 2015. In 2016, the increase was 4.8 percent, the largest increase ever. It concerns the median purchasing power development: for one half of the population, the purchasing power rose by 4.8 percent or more, whereas for the other half, the purchasing power grew less than 4.8 percent. In 2016, purchasing power fell for 34 percent of Saba`s citizens. On Bonaire and St Eustatius, purchasing...