Consumer prices increase 7.3 percent, both imports and domestic exports up 23.5 percent and 31.1 percent respectively in July 2022

For July 2022, the All-Items Consumer Price Index (CPI), which summarizes price levels for all consumer goods and services categories, stood at 111.5, up from a CPI of 103.9 recorded for July 2021. This indicates that the country experienced an overall national inflation rate of 7.3 percent on the cost of goods and services regularly…

SIB, UNICEF and DYS Hold Consultation on Multidimensional Poverty with Young Persons

PRESS RELEASE SIB, UNICEF, and DYS Hold Consultation on Multidimensional Poverty with Young Persons The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Department of Youth Services (DYS), recently completed two Multidimensional Poverty Index consultation sessions with young persons as part of its ongoing efforts to develop…