Consumer Price Index

The Consumer Price Index measures the change in the prices of a basket of household goods and services. The current basket is based on the Household Expenditure Survey of 2018 and comprises 395 items. This index is compiled quarterly for all items in February, May, August, and November. For all remaining months, the index is based on the changes in food and fuel categories.

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Table 1: Average prices of selected foods and fuel (BZ $)
June 2023 and June 2024

Item	Unit of Measure	Jul-23	Jul-24	Percent Change
Hotdog Bread	Pack of 8	2.78	2.82	1.6
White Bread	16 Oz	1.84	2.07	12.2
White Bread	22 Oz	3.17	3.14	-1.0
Ground Beef	1 Lb	6.85	7.26	6.1
Beef Steak	1 Lb	9.53	9.60	0.7
Whole Chicken	1 Lb	3.21	3.18	-1.2
Chicken Cuts	1 Lb	3.72	3.70	-0.6
Chicken, Legs	1 Lb	3.49	3.66	5.0
Chicken, Wings	1 Lb	6.51	6.56	0.7
Chicken, Breast	1 Lb	4.65	4.53	-2.5
Neck & Back	1 Lb	1.26	1.33	5.3
Sausage	340 Grams	4.52	5.14	13.7
Whole Fish	1 Lb	8.16	9.28	13.7
Natural Milk	1 Liter	3.82	4.17	9.1
Powdered Milk	360 Grams	9.01	9.50	5.5
Avocados	1 Unit	2.18	2.18	0.3
Lime	1 Unit	0.45	0.52	13.5
Orange	1 Unit	0.25	0.29	17.0
Grapefruits	1 Unit	0.48	0.58	21.6
Plums	1 Lb	7.17	9.12	27.2
Grapes	1 Lb	8.38	9.72	16.0
Soursop	1 Lb	4.94	5.23	5.9
Cabbage	1 Lb	2.50	2.85	14.4
Broccoli or Cauliflower	1 Lb	4.84	5.50	13.8
Tomatoes	1 Lb	3.44	4.58	33.3
Okras	1 Lb	2.67	4.03	51.1
Habanero	1 Lb	8.48	15.86	86.9
Sweet Pepper	1 Lb	4.52	6.22	37.6
Carrots	1 Lb	2.33	2.60	11.5
Green Corn	3 Units	6.19	7.10	14.7
Onion	1 Lb	2.77	2.87	3.5
Sweet Potatoes	1 Lb	2.60	2.53	-3.0
Cassava	1 Lb	1.55	1.75	12.8
Black Beans	1 Lb	2.20	2.71	23.3
Red Kidney Beans	1 Lb	2.08	2.60	24.5
Split Peas	1 Lb	2.40	2.67	11.2
Sugar	1 Lb	0.73	0.78	6.7
Dry Soup - Ramen	64 Grams	1.63	1.99	22.0
Salt	500 Grams	0.96	1.12	16.2
Premium Gasoline	1 Gallon	13.76	13.81	0.3
Regular Gasoline	1 Gallon	12.14	12.54	3.3
Diesel	1 Gallon	11.61	12.04	3.7
Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)	100 Lbs	113.60	117.52	3.5