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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 to July 2022, Cement Sales saw a 19% increase (212.4 pounds); Production saw a 7% increase (50.2 pounds). When contrasting...
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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 has seen significant changes. This despite its changes in prices, given that the continued growth in energy costs in the...
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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%), Medical Care (1.6%), and Apparel (1.6%).   As for comparison in behavior with June 2022’s prices (month-over-month change), the index...
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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 se encuentra a niveles históricamente altos, con 911,000 personas empleadas, y una tasa de desempleo de 5.9%. Sin embargo, eventos...
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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 participation rate is at 42.2%. This has been gradually decreasing in the past few months. However, positively speaking, 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 June 2022. This shows a $230million or a 5% increase compared to June 2021. However, when considering changes in exports...
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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 the lowest in seven months.When compared to the month of May, the IAE fell 0.6%, the second month-over-month drop in...
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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 for people to spend elsewhere. Gasoline sales slid 1.8%, reflecting the drop in pump prices. Consumer spending accounts for nearly...
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Durante los primeros seis meses de 2024, se registraron 4,847 ventas de propiedades, lo que representa una caída del 9.5% en comparación con las 5,354 ventas realizadas en el mismo periodo de 2023.Este descenso afectó tanto a las viviendas usadas como a las nuevas. Las ventas de viviendas usadas disminuyeron un 9.4%, pasando de 4,965 unidades en el primer semestre de 2023 a 4,499 en...
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El informe de empleo de noviembre de 2024 en Estados Unidos presentó resultados mixtos, destacándose una creación de empleos superior a las expectativas, pero acompañada de preocupantes señales de debilitamiento en el mercado laboral.En noviembre se generaron 227,000 empleos no agrícolas, superando la estimación de 202,000 esperada por Wall Street. Sin embargo, la tasa de desempleo subió al 4.2%, desde el 4.1% registrado en octubre,...
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El Índice de Gerentes de Compras (PMI) para el sector manufacturero de Puerto Rico disminuyó a 48.3 en octubre de 2024.El PMI, que mide la actividad general del sector manufacturero en Puerto Rico a través de varios subíndices (órdenes nuevas, producción, empleo, etc.), cayó un 5.3% respecto al promedio mensual de 51.0 para 2024. Este nivel, por debajo de 50, indica una contracción en el...
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En el tercer trimestre de 2024, la tasa de morosidad en Puerto Rico alcanzó un 2.45%, el nivel más alto desde el primer trimestre de 2021, cuando se situó en 2.51%. Este incremento ha sido consistente desde el primer trimestre de 2023, cuando la tasa era del 1.91%.Actualmente, el promedio de morosidad en 2024 es de 2.36%, un aumento notable en comparación con los promedios...
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En octubre de 2024, el Índice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC) en Puerto Rico registró un aumento anual de 1.36%, alcanzando el nivel más bajo del año y evidenciando una significativa desaceleración en la inflación.Este comportamiento contrasta con los incrementos anuales de años anteriores, como el 6.57% registrado entre octubre de 2021 y octubre de 2022, y el 2.72% entre octubre de 2022 y octubre...
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