And while the export picture, and productivity overall looks bleak, there’s almost always one bright spot – and that’s in beer production. Routinely, the SIB reports double digit growth in local beer production – even as more than 10 million dollar sin foreign beer was imported last year. But, according to the statisticians, Belikin continues prolific production. Here’s how they explained it:…
Angelita Campbell - Statistician II, SIB
"Beverage on the other hand went up by roughly 11.3% and that is because of an increase in beer production. Flour on the other hand went down by roughly 5.7%. Beer production actually went up by roughly 24.7% or roughly 143,000 gallons. Given that this quarter has the holiday of September celebration I would have expected some amount of increase in beer production."
Reporter
"You're comparing year on year."
Angelita Campbell - Statistician II, SIB
"Well yes for the quarter but we also had an increase in tourism as well so that could be of a result of an increase in beer. Everybody comes to Belize will want to try a Belizean beer so with the increase in tourism and celebration. Hotel and restaurants went up by roughly 10.1% within that industry we saw cruise passengers going down by roughly 3% as a result of cancellation due to Hurricane Earl; however overnight visitors went up by roughly 16%."
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