Economy grows by 5.4% in the second quarter 2018; consumer prices up 0.5%, both imports and exports up in July 2018.

Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for July 2018 stood at 105.0, an increase of 0.5 percent from 104.4 in July 2017. On average, during this month in 2018, the prices of goods and services regularly purchased by Belizean households were 0.5 percent higher than they…

The University of Belize, in partnership with the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), announced the establishment its new Bachelors of Science Degree in Statistics (BSTA) Program.

The University of Belize, in partnership with the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), announced the establishment its new Bachelors of Science Degree in Statistics (BSTA) Program at the SIB’s press conference held on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. This program was designed by the University of Belize along with Dr. Godfrey St. Bernard, University of the…

Economy grows by 1.8% in the first quarter 2018; unemployment rate inches up to 9.4% in April 2018; consumer prices up 0.3%, imports up and exports down in May 2018.

Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, 1st quarter 2018 gross domestic product, and the preliminary results for the April round of the 2018 Labour Force Survey.   Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for May…

SIB Director General Assumes Pro Tempore Presidency of CENTROESTAD

Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) Director General, Dr. Leopold Perriott, has assumed the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Central American Statistical Commission (CENTROESTAD). As one of the regional organizations of the Central American System of Integration (SICA), this organization is comprised of the heads of the national statistical offices of the six Central American countries…

In March 2018, consumer prices down 0.6%, imports down 3.9 % and domestic exports down 18.5%.

Yesterday, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index and external trade for the country of Belize. Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for March 2018 stood at 104.5, a decrease from 105.1 in March 2017. On average, during this…

Training course on the use of administrative registers

The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), today opened the first day of a four-day training course on the use of administrative registers at the Radisson Fort George Hotel in Belize City. This course, entitled ‘Towards an Integrated Statistical System Based on Administrative Registers’, will introduce agencies that…