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...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 has seen significant changes. This despite its changes in prices, given that the continued growth in energy costs in the...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%), Medical Care (1.6%), and Apparel (1.6%). As for comparison in behavior with June 2022’s prices (month-over-month change), the index...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 se encuentra a niveles históricamente altos, con 911,000 personas empleadas, y una tasa de desempleo de 5.9%. Sin embargo, eventos...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 participation rate is at 42.2%. This has been gradually decreasing in the past few months. However, positively speaking, 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 June 2022. This shows a $230million or a 5% increase compared to June 2021. However, when considering changes in exports...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 the lowest in seven months.When compared to the month of May, the IAE fell 0.6%, the second month-over-month drop in...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 for people to spend elsewhere. Gasoline sales slid 1.8%, reflecting the drop in pump prices. Consumer spending accounts for nearly...Read More
El Índice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC) en Puerto Rico alcanzó los 138.64 puntos en agosto, reflejando un incremento mensual de 0.2% frente a julio (138.30). En términos interanuales, la variación del IPC se situó en 1.7%, el mayor aumento desde el 1.8% registrado en enero de este año.Sectores Clave Impulsan el AumentoLos principales sectores que contribuyeron al alza mensual fueron Entretenimiento (0.9%), Ropa (0.8%)...Read More
El mercado laboral de Puerto Rico demuestra una resiliencia sostenida, con un crecimiento en la fuerza laboral y el empleo total que contrarresta el leve aumento en la tasa de desempleo.Las estadísticas de la fuerza laboral en agosto de 2025 muestran un crecimiento positivo en comparación con el año anterior. La fuerza laboral se expandió a 1,240,984 personas, un aumento significativo desde los 1,221,266 registrados en agosto de 2024. Este crecimiento...Read More
En una decisión ampliamente anticipada, la Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos recortó su tasa de referencia en 25 puntos básicos el 17 de septiembre, situándola en un rango de 4.00% a 4.25%.Se trata del primer recorte desde diciembre de 2024 y marca el inicio de una nueva fase en la política monetaria. La medida, respaldada por una votación casi unánime del Comité Federal de Mercado...Read More
Costo de Vida en Puerto Rico: Segundo Trimestre de 2025El Índice de Costo de Vida (COLI) del segundo trimestre de 2025 para la región metropolitana de San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas revela que el costo de vida se encuentra 2.5% por encima del promedio nacional de las áreas urbanas de Estados Unidos. Con un índice de 102.5, la región ocupa la posición 72 entre 281 ciudades evaluadas.¿Qué significan...Read More
En agosto de 2025 se vendieron 8,127 autos nuevos, lo que representa un ligero incremento frente a las 8,052 unidades registradas en julio. Sin embargo, a pesar de esta leve mejoría, el resultado marca el tercer mes consecutivo con ventas por debajo de las 9,000 unidades, un comportamiento que no se observaba desde el inicio de la pandemia en 2020.La desaceleración del mercado se hace...Read More
