Economy grows by 5.2% in the first quarter 2019; unemployment rate drops to 7.6% in April 2019; consumer prices virtually unchanged in May 2019, imports up and exports down in May 2019.

Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, 1st quarter 2019 gross domestic product, and the preliminary results for the April round of the 2019 Labour Force Survey.   Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index stood at…