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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...
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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...
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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%),...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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El Índice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC) mide mensualmente la variación en los precios de los bienes y servicios que consumen los hogares. Cuando los precios aumentan, el dinero pierde valor y el poder adquisitivo disminuye, lo que significa que con la misma cantidad de...
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Entre enero y abril de 2025 se han registrado 1,982 quiebras en Puerto Rico, el nivel más alto para un comienzo de año en los últimos cinco años.En abril se reportaron 519 quiebras, cifra idéntica a la de marzo y levemente inferior a las 524...
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El empleo es uno de los indicadores más importantes para evaluar la salud de la economía, ya que refleja cuántas personas están activamente participando en la producción de bienes y servicios, el nivel de ingresos en los hogares y la capacidad de consumo en el...
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Persiste la volatilidad de los mercados financieros Tras alcanzar un mínimo anual de 4,835 puntos el pasado 7 de abril, el S&P 500 ha experimentado una sólida recuperación, cerrando en 5,968 el lunes 19 de mayo, lo que representa un aumento de 23.4%. Este repunte...
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El Índice de Actividad Económica (IAE) es un indicador que mide la evolución mensual de la economía a partir de cuatro componentes clave: consumo de gasolina, ventas de cemento, empleo asalariado no agrícola y generación de energía eléctrica. Su propósito es ofrecer una visión anticipada...
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