Breaking Belize News: “Census preparations still going as planned; the situation could change,” says SIB

Ву ВВN Ѕtаff: Тhе Ѕtаtіѕtісаl Іnѕtіtutе оf Веlіzе (ЅІВ) ѕауѕ thаt, thuѕ fаr, рrераrаtіоnѕ fоr thе uрсоmіng Рорulаtіоn аnd Ноuѕіng Сеnѕuѕ аrе рrосееdіng аѕ ѕсhеdulеd, but thе ѕіtuаtіоn соuld роѕѕіblу сhаngе dереndіng оn thе оngоіng соrоnаvіruѕ (СОVІD-19) раndеmіс. Тhе ЅІВ’ѕ Dерutу Dіrесtоr-Gеnеrаl, Dіаnа Саѕtіllо-Тrејо, tоld оur nеwѕrооm tоdау thаt thе іnѕtіtutе іѕ соnѕtаntlу mоnіtоrіng thе…

Training Commences for Belize’s 2020 Population and Housing Census Staff

With just two months remaining until the start of Belize’s 2020 Population and Housing Census, the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) held its first round of training for census staff during the last two weeks in February.  The participants in this training were comprised mostly of permanent staff of various departments within the SIB, who…

Economy declines 2.8% in fourth quarter, consumer prices up 0.2%, and both imports and domestic exports down 0.6% and 59.7% respectively in January 2020.

Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, and the 4th quarter 2019 gross domestic product.   Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index stood at 105.0 in January 2020. An increase of 0.2 percent from 104.8 in…

Consumer prices up 0.2%, both imports and domestic exports up 6.4% and 18.9% respectively

Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for December 2019 stood at 105.2, an increase of 0.2 percent from 105.0 in December 2018. On average, during this month in 2019, the prices of goods and services regularly purchased by Belizean households were 0.2 percent higher than they…