Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, and the consumer confidence index for April 2026.
Consumer Price Index
The Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, for the month of June 2026, the All-Items CPI, which measures overall price levels across all categories of consumer goods and services, stood at 125.3. This was an increase from 119.7 in June 2025, reflecting a national monthly inflation rate of 4.6 percent.
The year-to-date inflation rate for the first six months of the year 2026, when compared to the first six months of 2025, was 2.5 percent. While most major CPI categories were up during this period, the overall increase was largely the result of higher prices for ‘Transport’, ‘Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages’, and ‘Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels’.
Click the following link to read more: Consumer Price Index, June 2026
Merchandise Trade
Belize’s total merchandise imports for the month of June 2026 were valued at $275.8 million. This represented an increase of 21.3 percent or $48.3 million, compared to June 2025, when imports were valued at $227.5 million. Belize’s total merchandise imports for the first six months of 2026 were valued at $1.651 billion. This represents an increase of 19.1 percent or $264.7 million, compared to the same period in 2025, when imports were valued at $1.386 billion.
Total domestic exports for the month of June 2026 amounted to $26.0 million, down by 7.9 percent, or $2.2 million, when compared to exports for June 2025, which were valued at $28.3 million. Merchandise exports for the period January to June 2026 totaled $166.6 million, down 12.7 percent or $24.2 million from the first six months of 2025, when exports were valued at $190.8 million.
Click the following link to read more: External Trade, June 2026
Consumer Confidence Index
The national Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) stood at 41.1 in June 2026, down by a marginal 0.4 percent from 41.3 in May 2026. Consumer confidence continued its downward trend of the past few months, albeit at a slower pace when compared to the sharper decreases observed earlier in the year. The modest decline for the month of June was mainly due to weaker sentiment in the ‘Durable Goods’ and ‘Present’ components, while consumers’ ‘Expectations’ about the future improved during the month.
Click the following link to read more: Consumer Confidence Index, June 2026
