Consumer prices increase 3.9 percent, imports up 32.5 percent, and domestic exports double in August 2021

Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, as of August 2021, the All-Items CPI, which summarizes all categories of goods and services, stood at 104.5, up from 100.6 in August 2020. The country experienced an overall national inflation rate of 3.9 percent, reflecting that, on…