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September 06, 2023
Consumer Price Index for June showed tapering increase

The Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI) released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June 2023 revealing that the monthly inflation rate in The Bahamas, which represents the overall change in prices, for 2023 increased by 0.1 percent when compared to May 2023.

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News Article
September 05, 2023
Your dental health is important to your overall health

We know today that the oral cavity is the gateway to your body. The health of your mouth is therefore the gateway to your overall health. There is a direct relationship between diseases of the mouth and their effects on the body.

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July 14, 2023
BNSI - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – APRIL 2023

The Bahamas National Statistical Institute is pleased to announce the release of its ConsumerPrice index, April 2023.

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News Article
June 09, 2023
US VP announces $100M for region 

During an historic meeting in The Bahamas yesterday, US Vice President Kamala Harris, the highest ranking US official to visit The Bahamas since President John F. Kennedy in 1962, announced more than $100 million in assistance for the Caribbean region.

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May 30, 2023
The relationship between dental health and overall health

The mouth is the gateway to your overall health.

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March 03, 2023
Value of imports in 3Q of 2022 up eight percent, reveals BNSI

Reflective of the continued pressures of global inflation, the Bahamas National Statistical Institute revealed an eight percent increase in the value of imports during the third quarter of 2022.

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News Article
March 01, 2023
Inflation rose 5.6% in 2022, reveals Central Bank

On average, consumer prices rose 5.6 percent in 2022, up from the 2.9 percent seen the previous year, according to the most recent data released by The Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB).

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News Article
March 01, 2023
Cost of food was up 11% in January over previous year

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose five percent in January 2023 over the same period last year, but there was a slight overall decrease in prices when compared to December 2022, the Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI) reported last night.

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February 22, 2023
BNSI data shows 8% increase in imports year over year

Data on trade for the third quarter of 2022 shows that the commodities imported into The Bahamas totaled more than $1 billion, representing an eight percent increase year over year, according to information from theĀ Bahamas National Statistical Institute's (BNSI) Foreign Trade Statistics Quarterly Report.

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News Article
January 25, 2023
'More detail' needed on tax proposal

COMPANIES that supply food and drink are questioning the government's plan to implement new legislation that will create a tax for sugar and excess salt as well as try to eliminate trans fats being imported into the country, with one general manager saying there are "negative consequences anytime they move any piece on the chessboard".

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