By Zoila Palma: Benque Viejo Del Carmen Town experienced the highest increase in consumer prices in October 2025, with an inflation rate of 2.2 percent, according to the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB).
Residents faced above-average price hikes across a wide range of goods and services, including food, non-alcoholic beverages, restaurant services, over-the-counter medicines, cigarettes, personal care items, and household services.
Meanwhile, Dangriga Town reported the lowest inflation for the month, with prices virtually unchanged at 0.01 percent.
Consumers in the municipality saw below-average increases in restaurant and café services, home rentals, and cigarettes, which were further offset by declines in the prices of vegetables, fuel, and clothing for both men and women.
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By Zoila Palma: Benque Viejo Del Carmen Town experienced the highest increase in consumer prices in October 2025, with an inflation rate of 2.2 percent, according to the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB). Residents faced above-average price hikes across a wide range of goods and services, including food, non-alcoholic beverages, restaurant services, over-the-counter medicines, cigarettes, personal
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