According to GUIA, new cars sold for the month of November 2022 totaled 9,147 units, a -2.1% decrease compared to November 2021 (9,346 units). This is the eight-month in 2022 with a decrease in sales in a year-over-year comparison. Year-to-date sales total 112,522 units, a -4.1% compared to the same period last year (117,336 units)....Read More
New car sales in Puerto Rico for the month of October 2022 totaled 11,174 units. This represents a 20.4% increase in market sales when compared to October 2021 (9,281 units). This also represents a 38.3% increase compared to September 2022 (8,076 units). This is the second month of the year with the largest number of...Read More
La venta de autos nuevos para el mes de octubre totalizó 11,174 unidades, un aumento de 38.3% comparado a septiembre 2022, y un aumento de 20.4% comparado a octubre 2021.Read More
When contrasting said figures to previous years, Production and Sales are higher than those of 2021. Specifically, Sales saw a 6% (69.7 pounds) increase when compared to those of August 2021. Meanwhile, Production saw a 35% increase (204 pounds). August Sales are also higher than those of 2019 by 210.5 pounds.Read More
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...Read More
San Juan, Puerto Rico – Organizaciones del sector privado presentaron un análisis de impacto económico de las enmiendas a la Reforma Laboral contenidas en la recién aprobada Ley 41-2022, mediante una encuesta realizada a sobre 100 empresas puertorriqueñas, y expresaron su apoyo a la acción legal que la Junta de Supervisión Fiscal entabló en el...Read More
The producer price index, which gauges the prices received for final demand products, rose on an annual basis by 9.8%, the lowest rate since October 2021.Read More
Inflation in the United States fell to 8.5% in July largely because of falling gas and energy prices, suggesting that prices will continue to decline. The figure is down from the 9.1% reached in June, the highest figure since 1981. Inflation between June and July remained stable (0.0). The largest increases compared to last year...Read More
Bankruptcy filings totaled 318 for the month of July, a 9.7% increase (28 filings) compared to July 2021. When analyzed by Chapter: Chapter 7 filings totaled 100, a -16.0% decrease, Chapter 11 and 12 totaled 5 filings, a -20% decrease, while Chapter 13 totaled 213 filings, a 29% increase compared to July 2021. Year-to-date filings...Read More
Para el mes de julio, el total de quiebras radicadas fueron 318 para todos los capítulos, esto representa un aumento de 9.66%, 28 radicaciones más, comparado a julio 2021. En lo que va del año se han radicado un total de 2,253 quiebras, una disminución de -3.6% comparado al mismo periodo 2021.Read More
