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
Durante los primeros ocho meses del año fiscal 2026, las ventas de cemento alcanzaron casi 10 millones de sacos de 94 libras, un aumento de 2.4% respecto al mismo periodo del año fiscal 2025, cuando habían crecido 5.8%. Las ventas de cemento, un indicador adelantado de la actividad de construcción y componente del Índice de Actividad Económica, continúan mostrando dinamismo moderado.La producción de cemento también...Read More
San Juan registró 252,300 personas empleadas en el tercer trimestre de 2025, una baja anual de 1.9%, ritmo de reducción mayor al del total de Puerto Rico (-0.6%). El municipio concentra el 26.7% del empleo en la isla.El salario semanal promedio en San Juan alcanzó $836, un aumento de 2.7% anual, similar al crecimiento observado en Puerto Rico ($687). Aun así, los salarios locales permanecen...Read More
El Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio (DDEC) emitió la Orden Administrativa 2026‑002 para reforzar la supervisión y efectividad de los fondos de capital privado bajo la Ley 60. Las nuevas guías aclaran qué tipos de entidades califican para incentivos, distinguiendo entre actividades activas, pasivas y mixtas, y exigiendo que al menos 80% de los ingresos provenga de actividad económica real en Puerto Rico para...Read More
Las ventas de autos nuevos en Puerto Rico totalizaron 7,722 unidades en febrero, una caída anual de 13.5%, según el Grupo Unido de Importadores de Automóviles (GUIA). Frente a enero, sin embargo, hubo un repunte mensual de 4.4%.Los segmentos con mayores bajas fueron los sedanes mini compactos y mini compactos premium, que se desplomaron 62% interanual, mientras que las SUV compactas retrocedieron 50%. En contraste,...Read More
El reciente ataque de Israel y Estados Unidos a Irán ya se refleja en el bolsillo de los consumidores puertorriqueños.El precio promedio de la gasolina regular aumentó 2.2% en un solo día, pasando de 90.2 a 92.2 centavos por litro, según el DACO, su nivel más alto desde julio de 2024.En Estados Unidos, el costo del combustible también repuntó, alcanzando $3.49 por galón, el mayor...Read More
