And while the price of beer is stable, inflation is not. In October of 2016, the consumer price index jogged up 0.7%. The increase is driven mostly by fuel which was up more than a dollar when compared to October of 2015. Here’s how the inflation figures looked in different municipalities across the country.
Jacqueline Sabal - Statistician II, SIB
"For October of 2016 all municipalities recorded higher consumer prices for the month with the exception of Dangriga and Punta Gorda. These were the only 2 municipalities reporting over all decreases in the transport index. Corozal town once again had the highest increase in home rental prices at 9% and as a result the highest inflation rate of 2% for the month of October. Guatemala reported the highest rate at 4.8% while prices are actually falling by 0.9% in El Salvador. Belize falls somewhere in the middle at 0.7% alongside Honduras at 2.8, Nicaragua at 3.4%, Costa Rica at 0.6%, Panama at 1.4 and Jamaica at 1.8%."
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