The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) advises its clients, stakeholders, and the general public that effective Monday, August 17, 2020, its offices will not be open to the public. This is being done as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of our staff and valued clients. Nonetheless, the work of the SIB will carry…
Press Release Belmopan, August 11th, 2020 Retirement of the Statistical Institute of Belize’s Director-General The Board of Directors of the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) hereby informs its stakeholders, international and local partners, clients, and the general public that, effective August 1, 2020, Dr. Leopold Perriott, Director General, proceeded on retirement. Ms. Diana…
Consumer Price Index The Statistical Institute of Belize’s latest figures on consumer prices showed that, for the month of June 2020, the national inflation rate stood at 0.2 percent. The All-Items Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased marginally from 105.1 in June 2019 to 105.3 in June 2020. This minimal overall change in comparison to June…
Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for May 2020 stood at 105.1. This was unchanged from the All-Items CPI that was recorded in May 2019. However, this does not indicate that there were no changes in the prices of items within the basket of selected goods…
As a result of a revised protocol that came into effect this week, persons entering Belize either legally or illegally are being swabbed and tested for COVID-19. That process identified a positive case for COVID-19 in a 22-year-old female who was caught entering Belize illegally on Sunday, June 7th. The female was traveling with a…
The Ministry of Health informs the public that the 19th case of COVID-19 was confirmed earlier today. This comes after the last four cases reported 53 days ago. The case is that of a 27-year-old male who arrived on Saturday, May 23rd, from a cruise ship as part of the established repatriation process for Belizeans.…
Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, and the 1st quarter 2020 gross domestic product. Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index stood at 105.32 in April 2020. A decrease of 0.02 percent from 105.35 in…
Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for March 2020 stood at 105.4, an increase of 0.2 percent from 105.2 in March 2019. On average, during this month in 2020, the prices of goods and services regularly purchased by Belizean households were 0.2 percent higher than they…
Belmopan. April 13, 2020. 1:00 p.m. The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Belize now stands at 18, with four new confirmed cases identified over the last 24 hours. The confirmed cases are distributed as follows: • A female in San Ignacio Town, as a close contact of a confirmed case from that…
Belmopan. April 12, 2020. 9:47 a.m. A further 26 samples were tested for COVID-19 at the Central Medical Laboratory and one of those samples has yielded a positive result. This is the 14th confirmed case. The sample is that of a close contact of a previously identified case who started developing minor symptoms, which included…