On Friday, October 18, 2019, the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) officially closed two technical assistance missions facilitated by its international partners. The first, a two-week Consumer Price Index (CPI) Reweighting Mission, was funded and facilitated by the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Center (CARTAC) and had as its main objective the development of a new…
PRESS RELEASE On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), along with its partners in the National Statistical System (NSS), celebrated the eleventh annual observance of Caribbean Statistics Day under the theme “Building the Resilience of the Caribbean Community”. Caribbean Statistics Day serves to showcase the contributions being made to the…
Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for August 2019 stood at 104.6, a decrease of 0.7 percent from 105.4 in August 2018. On average, during this month in 2019, the prices of goods and services regularly purchased by Belizean households were 0.7 percent lower than they…
Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, and the 2nd quarter 2019 gross domestic product. Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index stood at 104.8 in July 2019. A decrease of 0.2 percent from 105.0 in…
Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for June 2019 stood at 104.7, a decrease of 0.3 percent from 105.0 in June 2018. On average, during this month in 2019, the prices of goods and services regularly purchased by Belizean households were 0.3 percent lower than they…
(From Left to Right) Dr. Leopold Perriott (SIB), Dr. Cassandra Rogers (IDB), Mr. Ronald Orellana, Mr. Armando Shal, Mr. Dorian Enriquez, & Ms. Julian Pasos (UB). (Danny Tun/SIB) Belmopan. July 25th, 2019. The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the University of Belize (UB), held an official…
Belize City. July 10th, 2019. As part of its support to strengthen the country’s capacity to produce and use quality official statistics, the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) officially launched the Belize National Statistical System (BNSS) Portal and the SIB Website at the Radisson Fort George Hotel…
Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, 1st quarter 2019 gross domestic product, and the preliminary results for the April round of the 2019 Labour Force Survey. Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index stood at…
Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for April 2019 stood at 104.9, an increase of 0.2 percent from 104.7 in April 2018. On average, during this month in 2019, the prices of goods and services regularly purchased by Belizean households were 0.2 percent higher than they…
Summary of Recorded Census First recorded population census: 1790 Second recorded population census: 1816 Every 3 years: 1820 to 1835 No census for 26 years, until 1861 At irregular intervals: 1861 to 1960 Since 1960: Every 10 years, except in 1991