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SIB: Economy Grew
Wed, June 28, 2017

And there are probably more jobs because the economy grew in the first quarter of 2017. That’s an improvement over last year, when it contracted. Statistician Jefte Ochaeta outlined the findings:…

Jefte Ochaeta - Statistician I, SIB
"In the months of January to March of 2017 we see an increase of 2.1% in the economy where Belize produced goods and services totalling 748.2 million dollars which an increase of 15.3 million dollars of basically 2.1% from the same period in 2016. I can tell you that this 2.1% was mainly contributed by an increase in agriculture sector where the agriculture sector is contributing 1.6% to the 2.1% increase."

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