Retail Sales during November 2022 have once again shown growth in their annual growth rate after the setback that occurred in September of this year due to Fiona’s passage, marking the second month in a row that sales have increased. However, the growth rate of sales has been consistently slowing down as the high prices of energy and food (among others) still persist. Sales registered...Read More
The number of jobs for December 2022 equaled 927,100 employees. The number of jobs observed is an increase of 35,400 employees (4%) compared to December 2021, although it still represents a reduction of 1,500 jobs (0.2%) compared to the previous month of November 2022. The workforce increased to 1,233,000 individuals by December 2022, an increase of about 17,000 individuals (1.4%) compared to November 2022 but...Read More
La cantidad de empleos para diciembre 2022 equivalió a 927,100 empleados. La cantidad de empleos observada resulto ser un aumento de 35,400 empleados (4%) comparado con diciembre 2021, aunque todavía representa una reducción de 1,500 empleos (0.2%) comparado con el mes anterior de Noviembre 2022. La fuerza laboral aumento a 1,233,000 individuos para Diciembre 2022, un incremento de unos 17,000 individuos (1.4%) comparado con Noviembre...Read More
A casi un mes de haber dejado atrás el 2022, la pregunta obligada es como será el 2023. El año que acabamos de dejar atrás fue de muchos retos y cambios. La guerra en Ucrania (febrero del 2022), además presenciamos la inflación mas alta en cuatro décadas, y agresivas subidas de tasas de interés por parte del FED para contener los históricos precios. Ya al...Read More
Sales registered for October 2022 amounted to $3,157.17 million dollars, when compared with the same month in 2021 it represents an increase of 2.5%. Compared to the previous month, this is a 11.6% increase from September 2022 that had a total of $2,828.34 million in sales. The five sectors with the highest reported increases during October 2022 were: Sporting Goods, Musical Instruments, and Entertainment (21.5%); Specialty Food...Read More