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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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Radicaciones de quiebras – junio 2026 y acumuladoEn junio de 2026 se radicaron 550 casos de quiebra en Puerto Rico, un aumento de 8.06% (41 casos adicionales) respecto al mismo mes del año anterior. El incremento fue impulsado tanto por el Capítulo 13, que registró 348 radicaciones (+7.41%), como por el Capítulo 7, con 196 casos (+11.36%). Las quiebras corporativas bajo el Capítulo 11 se...
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Después de cerrar 2025 con un crecimiento débil (alrededor de 2.1%, muy por debajo de su potencial), la economía dominicana arrancó 2026 con fuerza: el Indicador Mensual de Actividad Económica (IMAE) registró un crecimiento interanual de 3.5% en enero, el más alto en diez meses. En febrero el ritmo se aceleró aún más, hasta 3.9% interanual, el nivel más alto en once meses, con un...
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El Índice de Actividad Económica se ubicó en 127.1 puntos en mayo de 2026, frente a 127.3 en abril, una leve baja de 0.2 puntos que confirma la moderación en el margen. Tras alcanzar el máximo del período en agosto de 2025 (128.5), el indicador ha descrito una trayectoria descendente suave, con un piso en febrero de 2026 (126.8) y un breve repunte en marzo–abril...
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El IPC de Puerto Rico registró un alza mensual de 0.7% en mayo de 2026, cerrando en 144.15, frente a los 143.17 de abril. El incremento estuvo liderado por Transportación (+2.2%), impulsada principalmente por el encarecimiento del combustible para motores y tarifas aereas, que elevaron el subgrupo de Transportación Pública un 8.2%. Le siguieron Alimentos y Bebidas (+0.5%), donde destacó el alza en alimentos consumidos...
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Ormuz se reabre, el crudo cede: ¿cuándo llega el alivio a Puerto Rico?El precio del petróleo West Texas Intermediate (WTI), referencia para los mercados de Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico, cotizaba este jueves en $69.42 por barril, con una caída de 1.31% respecto al día anterior. En el último mes, el crudo acumula un descenso de 26.07%, en lo que representa uno de los ajustes...
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