Merchandise Trade Statistics JanuaryFebruary 2017 Tiffany Vasquez Statistician

Merchandise Trade Statistics, January-February 2017 Tiffany Vasquez Statistician II, Economic Statistics Department

Presentation Outline Imports & Domestic Exports, January to February 2017 Major Contributors to Change Categories of Imports and Exports Domestic Exports by Region Domestic Exports, 2010 to 2016

Imports, January - February 2017 Belize imported goods totalling $276. 6 million. IMPORTS 276. 6 M A decrease of $9. 3 million or 3. 3% compared to the same period last year. 3

Major contributors to change in imports, January – February 2017 Machinery &Transport Equipment Export Processing Zone Mineral Fuels & Lubricants Manufactured Goods $58 M $4 M $35 M $39 M $13 M $6 M $10 M $4 M 4

Imports by category, January - February 2017 23% 21% 17% 13% 12% 14% 5

6 Domestic Exports, January - February 2017 DOMESTIC EXPORTS 60. 4 M Belize exported goods totalling $60. 4 million. An increase of $7. 9 million or 15. 0% compared to the same period last year.

Major contributors to change in exports, January – February 2017 Sugar Bananas Crude $13. 6 M $15. 1 M $5. 8 M $8. 4 M $6. 4 M $2. 4 M $1. 6 M $5. 8 M $8. 6 M $6. 1 M Marine Citrus 7

Exports by category, January – February 2016 Exports by category, January – February 2017 15. 1 M 12. 2 M 9. 0 M 13. 6 M 6. 8 M 8. 4 M 5. 0 M 6. 4 M 3. 4 M 5. 8 M 16. 1 M 11. 1 M 8

United Kingdom $27 M 45% $15. 6 M

United States of America $15 M 25% $4. 5 M

European Union $7 M 11% $0. 08 M

CARICOM $6 M 10% $0. 5 M

Domestic Exports by year; 2010 - 2016 Millions of Belize Dollars 800 700 614. 42 600 536. 59 500 401. 93 400 300 200 100 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 13

MAJOR EXPORTS, 2010 - 2016 14

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