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
Las ventas al detal en Puerto Rico cerraron los primeros siete meses de 2026 en $30,041.4 millones, un cambio de 0.0% frente al mismo periodo de 2025. Ese resultado plano no refleja estabilidad, sino dos movimientos de signo contrario que se compensan. Las pequeñas y...Read More
El empleo asalariado no agrícola de Puerto Rico, ajustado estacionalmente, fue de 958,800 en agosto de 2026, un alza de 1,000 frente a julio (957,800) y de 8,700 (0.9%) frente a agosto de 2025 (950,100). En el mes registraron aumentos Gobierno (+1,300), Comercio, Transportación y...Read More
El Índice de Precios al Consumidor (CPI) de Estados Unidos aumentó 0.4% en agosto en términos desestacionalizados, tras un alza de apenas 0.1% en julio, según informó el Bureau of Labor Statistics. En los últimos doce meses, la inflación general se situó en 3.4%, mientras...Read More
El “Bureau of Labor Statistics” informó que el empleo en San Juan, único municipio de Puerto Rico clasificado como condado grande, se redujo 3.0% entre marzo de 2025 y marzo de 2026, hasta 245,900 puestos, equivalentes al 26.0% del empleo total de la isla. En...Read More
Las ventas al detal en Puerto Rico sumaron $4,463.0 millones en junio de 2026, un aumento de 4.0% frente al mismo mes de 2025 y el mejor resultado mensual desde diciembre, según el Informe de Ventas al Detal del Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio...Read More
