Postponement of November 2020 Consumer Price Index Release

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The Statistical Institute of Belize hereby informs subscribers, data users, and the general public, that the release of the results from the November 2020 Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey has been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Statistics for the November 2020 CPI will be available on the SIB’s website (www.sib.org.bz)…

Unemployment rate at 13.7% in September 2020, economy contracts 13.2% in the third quarter, consumer prices down 0.5%, and both imports and domestic exports down 29.1% and 5.5% respectively in October 2020.

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Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, 3rd quarter 2020 gross domestic product, and September 2020 labor force survey.   Consumer Price Index In October 2020, the Statistical Institute of Belize conducted the first round of price collection using its updated Consumer Price Index (CPI)…

Consumer prices up 0.3 percent, imports down 21.1 percent and domestic exports up 35.4 percent in September 2020

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Consumer Price Index The Statistical Institute of Belize’s latest figures on consumer prices showed that, for the month of September 2020, the national inflation rate stood at 0.3 percent. This was mainly the result of higher home rental and food costs being balanced out by substantially lower prices for fuel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).…

Statistics Week 2020

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Over the period October 15th to 20th, the Statistical Institute of Belize will be celebrating Statistics Week. During this week, the Institute will be observing two important events: Caribbean Statistics Day on October 15th and World Statistics Day on October 20th under the theme ‘Connecting the world with data we can trust’. The observance of…

Consumer Price Index up 0.1%, imports down 15.2% and domestic exports down 29.7% in August 2020

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Consumer Price Index The Statistical Institute of Belize’s latest figures on consumer prices showed that, for the month of August 2020, the national inflation rate stood at 0.1 percent. Higher prices for various food items as well as home rental costs were balanced out by lower prices for fuel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The…

Economy contracts 23.3% in the second quarter, consumer prices up 0.1%, and both imports and domestic exports down 37.8% and 37.3% respectively in July 2020.

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Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, and the 2nd quarter 2020 gross domestic product.   Consumer Price Index The most recent figures from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey show that, as of July 2020, the All-Items CPI stood…