The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) is now accepting applications for employment in the 2022 Population and Housing Census. The Census is the most extensive data collection activity undertaken by a country, and it requires a considerable amount of human resources to execute it. Consequently, the SIB will be hiring almost 1,000 persons to work…
Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, and the 2nd quarter of 2021 gross domestic product. Consumer Price Index The most recent figures from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey show that, as of July 2021, the All-Items CPI…
Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, as of June 2021, the All-Items CPI, which summarizes all categories of goods and services, stood at 103.5, up from 100.5 in June 2020. The country experienced an overall national inflation rate of three percent, reflecting the fact…
Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the Consumer Price Index, External Trade, 1st Quarter 2021 Gross Domestic Product, April 2021 Labor Force Survey, and the 2018 Poverty Analysis Main Findings. Consumer Price Index In May 2021, Belizean households saw the cost of regularly purchased goods and services rise by…
Consumer Price Index For the month of April 2021, the All-Items Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 103, an increase from the 100.5 recorded for April 2020. This reflected a national inflation rate of 2.5 percent for the month and indicated that, on average, prices for items comprising the basket of goods and services commonly…
Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, as of March 2021, the All-Items CPI, which summarizes all categories of goods and services, stood at 102, up from 100.5 in March 2020. The country experienced an overall national inflation rate of 1.5 percent, reflecting the fact…
Business Establishment Survey In November 2020, the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) carried out the Impact of COVID-19 on Business Establishments Survey. This survey was conducted on a sample of approximately 2,500 randomly selected businesses across the country and across all main industry groups, to collect data on the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic…
Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, and 4th quarter 2020 gross domestic product. Consumer Price Index The most recent figures from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey show that, for the first month of the year in 2021,…
The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) hereby informs its stakeholders and the general public, that a decision was made by Cabinet at its December 22nd meeting to postpone the conduct of the Population and Housing Census that was scheduled to commence on May 12th of this year, to May 2022. The conduct of the Census…
Consumer Price Index Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, as of December 2020, the All-Items CPI stood at 100.7, an overall increase of 0.4 percent from 100.4 in December 2019. This indicates that, on average, prices for items comprising the basket of goods and…
