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...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...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%),...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...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...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...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...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...Read More
Salud, educación y turismo sostienen la expansión; gobierno y servicios profesionales restanEl empleo asalariado no agrícola en Puerto Rico se estimó en 957,900 en julio de 2026, según cifras preliminares ajustadas estacionalmente publicadas por el Negociado de Estadísticas del Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos...Read More
Las penurias económicas que ha vivido Puerto Rico desde que comenzó la gran crisis financiera en el 2006, y que se agudizaron después con la quiebra del gobierno y los desastres naturales (2016-2020), le han pasado factura a la sociedad puertorriqueña. La secuela de los...Read More
Desde principios del siglo 21, el déficit fiscal del gobierno federal (diferencia entre ingresos y gastos) pasó de estar en el rango de $150 – $200 mil millones anuales a elevarse a $1.5 billones (trillions en inglés), en el 2010 y durante el transcurso de...Read More
Durante julio de 2026 se registraron 8,180 unidades vendidas en Puerto Rico, lo que representa un aumento de 1.6% respecto a las 8,052 unidades del mismo mes del año anterior. Toyota se mantuvo como la marca de mayor volumen con 2,439 unidades, equivalentes a 29.8%...Read More
Las radicaciones de quiebra totalizaron 556 casos en julio de 2026, frente a 465 casos en julio de 2025, para un aumento de 91 casos equivalente a 19.57%. La cifra contrasta de forma marcada con el comportamiento del año anterior, cuando el mes de julio...Read More
