Consumer Price Index
Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index and external trade for the country of Belize.Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for March 2017 stood at 105.1, an increase from 102.8 in March 2016. On average, during this month in 2017, the prices of goods and services regularly purchased by Belizean households were 2.3 percent higher than they were in the same month of 2016. For the first quarter of 2017, a year-to-date inflation rate of 1.8 percent was recorded.
Click the following link to read more: Consumer Price Index, March 2017
Merchandise Trade
In March 2017, Belize imported goods valuing $155 million. This represented a 2.2 percent or $3.5 million decrease from the same month last year. Merchandise imports for the first quarter of 2017 totaled $431.6 million, representing a 2.9 percent or $12.8 million decrease from the same period last year.The total value of Belize’s domestic exports for the month of March 2017 was $69.8 million, up 35.5 percent or $18.3 million from the $51.5 million recorded for March 2016. Merchandise exports for the period January to March 2017 totaled $130.1 million, up 25.1 percent or $26.1 million from the same period last year.
Click the following link to read more: External Trade, March 2017
Click the following link to read more: External Trade, March 2017
