UNDP and KOICA sign a USD$3.4 million Grant Arrangement to Expand and Upgrade Belize’s Statistical System in Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   UNDP and KOICA sign a USD$3.4 million Grant Arrangement to Expand and Upgrade Belize’s Statistical System in Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals Belmopan City, Cayo, March 12, 2024 – Today, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an arrangement with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to strengthen Belize’s national infrastructure…

Consumer prices up 4.3 percent, imports up 28.2 percent and domestic exports down 31.6 percent in January 2024

Consumer Price Index Data from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, for January 2024, the All-Items CPI, which summarizes price levels across all categories of consumer goods and services, stood at 117.3. This was an increase from 112.4 in January 2023, indicating a national inflation rate…

Consumer prices up 3.7 percent, imports down 9.2 percent and domestic exports down 7.8 percent in December 2023

Consumer Price Index For the month of December 2023, the Statistical Institute of Belize’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that the All-Items CPI, which summarizes price levels across all categories of consumer goods and services, stood at 117.0. This was an increase from 112.8 in December 2022, indicating that the overall national inflation…

Consumer prices up 4.2 percent, imports down 23.8 percent and domestic exports up 1.5 percent in November 2023

Consumer Price Index Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, for November 2023, the overall national inflation rate was 4.2 percent. The All-Items CPI, which summarizes price levels across all categories of consumer goods and services, stood at 117.7, up from 113.0 in November 2022. The year-to-date…

Unemployment rate at 4.0 percent in September 2023, economy grew by 3.4 percent in the third quarter 2023

Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the Consumer Price Index, Merchandise Trade, 3rd Quarter 2023 Gross Domestic Product, and the September 2023 Labor Force Survey.   Consumer Price Index Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, for October 2023, the…

Consumer prices up 4.3 percent, imports and domestic exports down 3.4 and 28.8 percent respectively, in October 2023

Consumer Price Index Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, for the month of October 2023, the All-Items CPI, which summarizes the price levels across all categories of consumer goods and services, stood at 117.2. This was an increase from 112.3 in October 2022, resulting…

SIB AND UNDP HOST TRAINING WORKSHOP ON MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   SIB AND UNDP HOST TRAINING WORKSHOP ON MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT   Belmopan, November 15th, 2023 – The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), hosted a two-day training workshop on using the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for effective policy-making. The workshop…

Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) host training for the Multidimensional Poverty Index

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) host training for the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)   Belmopan, November 10th, 2023 – The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), in partnership with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI),  hosted a five-day training workshop on…

Consumer prices increase 4.2 percent, imports down 9 percent and domestic exports down 61.8 percent in September 2023

Consumer Price Index Data from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, for the month of September 2023, the overall national inflation rate for the month was 4.2 percent. The All-Items CPI, which summarizes price levels across all categories of consumer goods and services, stood at 116.7, up…