Economy grows by 5.2% in the first quarter 2019; unemployment rate drops to 7.6% in April 2019; consumer prices virtually unchanged in May 2019, imports up and exports down in May 2019.

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…

Economy grows by 1.3% in the fourth quarter 2018; consumer prices up 0.1%, imports and exports up in February 2019.

Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for February 2019 stood at 104.6, an increase of 0.1 percent from 104.5 in February 2018. On average, during this month in 2019, the prices of goods and services regularly purchased by Belizean households were 0.1 percent higher than they…

Consumer prices down by 0.1%, imports down 8.6%, and domestic exports up 41.7%, in December 2018

Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for December 2018 stood at 105.0, a decrease of 0.1 percent from 105.1 in December 2017. On average, during this month in 2018, the prices of goods and services regularly purchased by Belizean households were 0.1 percent lower than they…

Consumer prices down slightly by 0.02%, imports up 7.2%, and domestic exports up 26.2%, in November 2018

Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for November 2018 stood at 105.13, a decrease of 0.02 percent from 105.15 in November 2017. On average, during this month in 2018, the prices of goods and services regularly purchased by Belizean households were 0.02 percent lower than they…

Economy grows by 3.3% in the third quarter 2018; consumer prices up 0.8%, imports up and exports down in October 2018.

Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for October 2018 stood at 105.3, an increase of 0.8 percent from 104.6 in October 2017. On average, during this month in 2018, the prices of goods and services regularly purchased by Belizean households were 0.8 percent higher than they…

Official Launch of UB’s Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Certificate in Geographic Information Systems Programs

PRESS RELEASE Official Launch of UB’s Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Certificate in Geographic Information Systems Programs Belize City, November 8, 2018 – The University of Belize (UB), in partnership with the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), today officially launched its new bachelor’s degree in Statistics and Certificate in…