New car unit sales for March 2023 totaled 10,732 units, this is a drop of 454 units or -4.1% compared to a year- over-year basis of March 2022. It is an increase of 1,423 or 15.3% compared on a month-to-month basis of February 2023. This is the fifth consecutive month of decreases in sales. Still, new car sales for March 2023 were higher than pre-pandemic...Read More
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the month of February 2023 was 61.1, 21% higher than the previous month of January 2023 PMI of 50.5 and compared to February 2022 with a PMI of 57.9 is 5.5% higher. For context the PMI is a measure of the economic course the manufacturing sector experiences where a value of 50 on the PMI indicates no change, a...Read More
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the month of February 2023 was 61.1, 21% higher than the previous month of January 2023 PMI of 50.5 and compared to February 2022 with a PMI of 57.9 is 5.5% higher. For context the PMI is a measure of the economic course the manufacturing sector experiences where a value of 50 on the PMI indicates no change, a...Read More
En tiempos de crisis, la historia siempre es una buena herramienta para entender el presente, y poder proyectarnos hacia al futuro. Desde el siglo 19 al presente, la economía de Puerto Rico ha pasado por diversos ciclos o transformaciones. Siempre, los puertorriqueños se las han arreglado para superar los desafíos económicos y salir airosos. Cuando miramos hacia el pasado, si algo ha sido constante en el...Read More
The Economic Development Bank Economic Activity Index (EDB-EAI) for Puerto Rico saw a decline of 0.8% during the fiscal year 2021, which runs from July to June. However, the index rebounded in fiscal year 2022, growing by 4.9%. Similarly, the calendar year 2021 closed with an increase of 4.9%, while a preliminary estimate for calendar year 2022 showed a 1.9% increase. Unfortunately, the index saw...Read More
