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 de sacos de cemento registraron un desempeño mixto durante el período enero–mayo de 2026, con una tendencia que, en términos interanuales, se mantiene mayoritariamente negativa frente al mismo período de 2025.En enero, las ventas de ambos años se ubicaron prácticamente a la par...Read More
El panorama económico del municipio de San Juan entre 2020 y 2025 refleja una recuperación sostenida con matices importantes que van más allá de la lectura superficial de los números. Los tres indicadores analizados —establecimientos, salario semanal y salario anual— cuentan una historia coherente de...Read More
Las radicaciones de quiebra en el Distrito Federal de Puerto Rico muestran en 2026 un comportamiento volátil que merece atención. El año arrancó en enero con 397 casos —por debajo de los 452 registrados en el mismo mes de 2025— lo que inicialmente sugería una...Read More
Índice de Precios al Consumidor aumenta 4.2 % en 12 meses, impulsado por la energíaEl Índice de Precios al Consumidor para Todos los Consumidores Urbanos (IPC-U) aumentó 0.5 por ciento en mayo sobre una base ajustada estacionalmente, tras subir 0.6 por ciento en abril, según...Read More
Los precios del crudo retrocedieron más de 3% el martes, hasta situarse en torno a los US$88 por barril, luego de que Israel e Irán acordaran suspender los ataques tras una nueva escalada de hostilidades. El primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, indicó que Israel pondría...Read More
