El conflicto militar en Ucrania, desatado mediante la invasión rusa el 24 de febrero tiene fuertes efectos sobre la economía local y la economía global. En primera instancia, ocurre en un momento en el cuál la economía mundial no ha logrado normalizarse luego del impacto de la pandemia del COVID-19. Previo a la pandemia, las proyecciones del Banco Mundial era que la economía creciera un...Read More
Retail sales in the United States reached a seasonally adjusted total of $649 billion in January 2022. Compared to January 2021, there was an increase in sales of 13%. Amongst the major retail categories, the largest year over year increases were seen in gas stations (33.4%), food service and drinking places (27%), and clothing stores (21.9%). Non-store retailers, online shopping, saw an increase of 8.4%...Read More
Cements sales reached 1.06 million 94-lbs bags in January 2022, a 11.5% decrease when compared to January 2021. Furthermore, when compared to December 2021, sales decreased 7.4%. Additionally, January 2022 saw the lowest number of sales since April 2020 . Despite this, cement sales have stayed at about the same level when compared to January 2019. Similarly, cement production has also decreased. In January 2022...Read More
Cements sales reached 1.06 million 94-lbs bags in January 2022, a 137.6 thousand unit or 11.5% decrease when compared to January 2021. Furthermore, when compared to December 2021, sales decreased by 84.8 thousand units or 7.4%. January 2022, saw the lowest number of sales since April 2020 when only 451.3 thousand units were sold due to the total lockdown that was in effect. Despite this,...Read More
Retail sales in Puerto Rico during the month of November 2021 reached a total of $3.096 billion. Compared to November 2020, sales increased by $478 million (18.3%), while compared to November 2019, total retail sales increased by $421 million (15.7%). The three retail categories with the largest increases in sales relative to 2020 were department stores ($97 million, 10.7%), new and used motor vehicles ($93...Read More
