The month of August saw an overall increase in both Cement Sales and Production with a total of 1,328.6 pounds sold and 789 pounds produced. These figures from Puerto Rico’s Economic Development Bank represent the highest of 2022, barring June of the same year. Compared to July 2022, Cement Sales saw a 19% increase (212.4 pounds); Production saw a 7% increase (50.2 pounds). When contrasting...Read More
In July 2022, Puerto Rico’s total energy consumption reached 1,514.5KWh. This shows a 1.68% increment when compared to July 2021’s total consumption. When compared to June 2022’s consumption, there is only a 1.28% increment in July 2022’s total consumption. Overall, Puerto Rico’s total energy consumption has seen significant changes. This despite its changes in prices, given that the continued growth in energy costs in the...Read More
Inflation for July 2022 increased by 7.15% when compared to prices in July 2021. The industries that mainly absorbed this year-over-year increase in their prices were Transportation (14.4%), Food and Beverages (9.1%), Other goods and services (4.5%), Housing (3.1%), Education and Communication (3.0%), Recreation (2.2%), Medical Care (1.6%), and Apparel (1.6%). As for comparison in behavior with June 2022’s prices (month-over-month change), the index...Read More
A pesar del dinamismo que aun exhibe la economía hasta julio, según las lecturas más recientes del Índice de Actividad Económica (IAE), el panorama para los próximos meses parece incierto. El IAE exhibe los niveles mas altos alcanzados de noviembre del 2016, y el empleo se encuentra a niveles históricamente altos, con 911,000 personas empleadas, y una tasa de desempleo de 5.9%. Sin embargo, eventos...Read More
Total employment for Puerto Rico in July 2022 reached 1,090,000,000. This in comparison to July 2021’s total employment, shows an increment of 36,000 or 3.42%. However, when compared to June 2022’s total employment, which was at 1,108,000, a decrease of 18,000 or 1.63%. The current participation rate is at 42.2%. This has been gradually decreasing in the past few months. However, positively speaking, the current...Read More
Export in Puerto Rico totaled $6billion for the month of June 2022, which implies an increase of $1.1billion or 23% when compared to exports reported for June 2021. Imports also show an increase when compared to figures reported on the previous year, totaling $4.6billion for June 2022. This shows a $230million or a 5% increase compared to June 2021. However, when considering changes in exports...Read More
The Economic Activity Index (EAI) for the month of June stood at 124.3 in June, a 2.3% increase compared to the same month last year, according to data from the Economic Development Bank (BDE, for its Spanish acronym). However, the Index level in June is the lowest in seven months.When compared to the month of May, the IAE fell 0.6%, the second month-over-month drop in...Read More
US Retail Sales for July totaled $682.82 billion, a 10.3% increase compared to July 2021, but remain flat (0%) compared to June 2022 which totaled $682.56 billion. Excluding autos and auto parts, retail sales rose 0.4% in July. Lower gas prices likely freed up money for people to spend elsewhere. Gasoline sales slid 1.8%, reflecting the drop in pump prices. Consumer spending accounts for nearly...Read More
La inflación interanual en Estados Unidos se aceleró a 3.8% en abril de 2026, subiendo desde el 3.3% registrado en marzo. Es la lectura más alta en lo que va del año y confirma que el proceso desinflacionario que venía avanzando desde 2023 se ha revertido.El componente más determinante fue la energía, que subió 3.8% en el mes y acumula un alza de +17.9% en...Read More
Abril 20267,652unidadesvs. abril 2025−27.3%−2,871 unidadesYTD ene–abr 202631,327unidades acum.vs. YTD 2025−21.9%−8,787 unidadesResultado del mesAbril de 2026 cerró con 7,652 unidades vendidas en Puerto Rico, frente a las 10,523 del mismo mes en 2025. La caída de −27.3% es la mayor contracción interanual registrada en un mes de abril desde el colapso pandémico de 2020, y devuelve el mercado a niveles similares a los de 2019.Lo más...Read More
La Junta de Supervisión y Administración Financiera respaldó el alivio contributivo de $554 millones impulsado por la gobernadora Jenniffer González Colón, asegurando que la medida no compromete el presupuesto vigente del año fiscal 2026, al estar financiada íntegramente con balances de años anteriores y recaudos en exceso. El beneficio alcanzará a aproximadamente 690,000 contribuyentes con ingreso neto tributable de $150,000 o menos, constituyendo una de...Read More
En abril se radicaron 504 quiebras en la isla, lo que representa una baja de 2.9% comparado con abril del año pasado, según publica Boletín PR. Esto llama la atención porque en marzo habíamos visto un salto fuerte de 20.2%. En lo que va del año, entre enero y abril, ya van 2,016 quiebras, un 1.7% más que en el mismo período del 2025.De esas...Read More
El IPC de Puerto Rico mostró un aumento moderado en marzo de 2026, impulsado principalmente por transportación y ropa, mientras que la inflación anual reflejó un alza más amplia en la mayoría de los grupos de consumo. En marzo, el índice alcanzó 140.874 puntos, un incremento mensual de 0.5%. Los mayores aumentos provinieron de transportación (1.9%), ropa (1.0%) y alojamiento (0.4%), mientras que alimentos y...Read More
