Consumer Price Index

The Consumer Price Index measures the change in the prices of a basket of household goods and services. The current basket is based on the Household Expenditure Survey of 2018 and comprises 395 items. This index is compiled quarterly for all items in February, May, August, and November. For all remaining months, the index is based on the changes in food and fuel categories.

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Table 1: Average prices of selected foods and fuel (BZ $)
January 2024 and January 2025

Item	Unit of Measure	Jan-24	Jan-25	Percent Change
Hotdog Bread	Pack of 8	2.82	2.91	3.1
White Bread	16 Oz	1.86	2.15	15.6
Corn Tortilla	1 LB	2.21	2.23	0.9
Ground Beef	1 LB	7.13	7.48	4.8
Beef Steak	1 LB	10.09	10.38	2.8
Whole Chicken	1 LB	3.18	3.19	0.1
Chicken Cuts	1 LB	3.70	3.74	1.0
Chicken, Legs	1 LB	3.62	3.60	-0.8
Chicken, Wings	1 LB	6.43	6.90	7.3
Chicken, Breast	1 LB	4.63	4.62	-0.1
Neck & Back	1 LB	1.37	1.37	-0.2
Sausage	340 GRAMS	5.42	5.39	-0.4
Whole Fish	1 LB	8.95	9.06	1.3
Powdered Milk	360 GRAMS	8.26	8.42	1.9
Natural Milk	1 LITER	4.00	4.18	4.5
Pineapples	1 LB	1.16	1.35	16.3
Lime	1 UNIT	0.44	0.54	20.6
Orange	1 UNIT	0.27	0.29	10.7
Watermelon	1 LB	1.07	1.42	33.3
Grapefruits	1 UNIT	0.52	0.64	22.9
Apples	1 UNIT	1.27	1.29	1.6
Grapes	1 LB	8.74	9.92	13.5
Soursop	1 LB	4.56	4.98	9.1
Cabbage	1 LB	2.67	2.76	3.4
Broccoli or Cauliflower	1 LB	4.76	5.30	11.4
Cilantro	1 LB	7.54	6.01	-20.3
Cucumber	1 LB	1.17	1.18	0.3
Tomatoes	1 LB	3.79	2.61	-31.0
Okras	1 LB	2.97	3.63	22.1
Carrots	1 LB	2.77	2.70	-2.4
Onion	1 LB	3.44	3.25	-5.4
Corn	Pack of 3	7.06	8.06	14.2
Irish Potatoes	1 LB	2.98	3.29	10.2
Black Beans	1 LB	2.79	2.85	2.1
Red Kidney Beans	1 LB	2.46	2.74	11.2
Split Peas	1 LB	2.79	2.78	-0.3
Sugar	1 LB	1.07	0.80	-25.2
Dry Soup - Ramen	64 Grams	1.77	1.92	8.7
Salt	500 Grams	1.06	1.19	12.7
Premium Gasoline	1 GALLON	13.32	13.49	1.3
Regular Gasoline	1 GALLON	12.07	11.98	-0.7
Diesel	1 GALLON	12.38	11.93	-3.6
Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)	100 LBS	117.62	125.83	7.0