Belize Consumer Price Index - September 2012

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According to the Statistical Institute of Belize, between September 2011 and September 2012, the National Consumer Price Index for Belize increased from 101.5% to 102.0% yielding a point to point inflation rate of 0.5%. This change was mainly because of the high prices in the categories of “Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages” ( 0.8%), "Health" ( 6.8%), "Recreation and Culture" ( 5.0%) and “ Miscellaneous Goods and Service” ( 4.1%) as noted in the infographic above. Categories like “Education” (-2.2%) and “Furnishing, Household Equip. and Routine Household Maintenance” (-1.9%) saw a decrease in price making them both more affordable than the other items and services in the consumer’s list. The highest inflation rate was experienced in Orange Walk Town ( 2.1%), followed by Dangriga Town ( 1.3%) and San Ignacio/Santa Elena Town ( 0.9%). The lowest rate was experienced in Belmopan City (-0.8%).
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