Today, the SIB completed its training of trainers for the upcoming 2022 Population and Housing Census. The training commenced on February 14th with twenty-seven persons participating in the program. Most participants were permanent staff from various departments within the Institute who will be posted in the major municipalities across the country to oversee the conduct…
Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, and the 4th quarter of 2021 gross domestic product. Consumer Price Index For the first month of 2022, the All-Items Consumer Price Index (CPI), which summarizes price levels across all categories of goods and services, stood at…
The most recent data from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey indicated that, for December 2021, the All-items CPI, which summarizes price levels across all categories of goods and services, stood at 105.7, an increase from 100.7 recorded for December 2020 (see Figure 1). This indicates that, for December 2021,…
Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, as of November 2021, the All-Items CPI, which summarizes price levels across all categories of consumer goods and services, stood at 106.1, up from 100.4 in November 2020 (see Figure 1). This indicated that the country experienced an overall national…
Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the Consumer Price Index, Merchandise Trade, 3rd Quarter 2021 Gross Domestic Product, and the September 2021 Labor Force Survey. Consumer Price Index The most recent results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey show that for October 2021,…
Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, as of September 2021, the All-Items CPI, which summarizes all categories of goods and services, stood at 104.6, up from 100.7 in September 2020. The country experienced an overall national inflation rate of 3.8 percent, reflecting that, on…
Press Release Today, October 15th, 2021, the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) joins other national statistical offices across the region in observing Caribbean Statistics Day. This marks the 13th Anniversary of this event, which is being celebrated under the theme, ‘Leave No One Behind…Everyone Counts!’. In the context of the upcoming Population and Housing Census…
MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) CARLA N. BARNETT PhD CBE ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRTEENTH OBSERVANCE OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICS DAY 15 OCTOBER 2021 It is my pleasure to extend greetings on the thirteenth observance of Caribbean Statistics Day (CSD) on 15 October 2021. The theme for this year is “Leave…
Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, as of August 2021, the All-Items CPI, which summarizes all categories of goods and services, stood at 104.5, up from 100.6 in August 2020. The country experienced an overall national inflation rate of 3.9 percent, reflecting that, on…
Good day, I am Diana Castillo-Trejo, Acting Director-General of the Statistical Institute of Belize. It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the SIB will be conducting a Population and Housing Census in May 2022. As you may be aware, the Census was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Census is…
