Featured Data Additions, July 23, 2026

EMERGELA → Eastern Caribbean Currency Union → Public Finance and Debt → Debt

Public debt statistics for the ECCU and the eight individual member countries were added to EMERGELA. Tables include measures for total public sector debt, central government debt and public corporation debt with breakouts for domestic and external debt. Member countries include St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, Dominica, Anguilla and Montserrat. Quarterly data are sourced from the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and start in Q1 2000.

Chart: The ECCU faces an ongoing challenge. With a current public debt-to-GDP ratio of 77.4%, it remains well above its regional target of 60% by 2035. Since Q1 2020, public sector debt in the region has grown by 5.8 billion EC$ - an increase of 41%. These small island countries have common underlying limitations – a heavy reliance on global tourism that has been severely impacted by the COVID pandemic, repeated natural disasters and exposure to the economic fallout of global crises.

EMERGEMA → Türkiye → International Trade and Balance of Payments → Trade by Mode of Transport

International trade by mode of transport statistics for Turkiye were added to EMERGEMA. Imports and exports reported in USD are available for modes of transport such as maritime, road, rail, and air. Monthly data are sourced from the Turkish Statistical Institute and start in January 2013.

Chart: Maritime transport dominates Turkiye’s foreign trade, accounting for roughly 55% of total export and import activities, followed by road transport at about 32%. However, air transport volumes have been expanding rapidly - showing double-digit YTD year-on-year growth throughout 2025 and into 2026 - driven by the growing popularity of e-commerce and the scaling of mega-hubs like Istanbul Airport. Turkiye has become one of the air cargo transit points for Asian merchandise destined for Europe.

UK → Manufacturing, Trade & Services → Small Business Insights → Jobs by Industry/Sales by Industry

Data from the Xero Small Business Insights for the UK were added to the UK database. Year over year % changes for jobs and for sales by industry are available. Small businesses are defined as organizations with annual turnover of less than £54 million for the sales metric and less than 250 employees for the jobs metric. Monthly data are sourced from Xero via the ONS and start in January 2019.

Chart: The latest data show small business owners in the UK had a modest start to the year, with sales rising only 2.9% y/y, the smallest quarterly rise in two years. The softness in sales came from the first two months, with January sales up only 1.4% and February up only 2.4%. Sales rose 5.0% in March - the best result of the quarter - but still well below the historical average of 8.5%. Sales growth was propped up by professional services (+4.7%), healthcare (+4.6%) and manufacturing (+4.6%).