A total of 296 bankruptcies were filed during December 2021, 157 or 34.7% less than in December of the previous year. When compared to November of 2021 filings decreased by 20 or 7.2%. A total of 3,863 bankruptcies were filed in 2021, 1,255 or 24.5% less than in 2020. When compared to 2019 bankruptcy filings decreased by 3,809 or 49.6%. Chapter 7 is available to...Read More
Retail sales in Puerto Rico during the month of September reached a total of $2.898 billion. Compared to the previous month of August, retail sales decreased by $185 million, or 6%. Compared to 2020, sales increased by $246 million (9.3%). For many totals, 2019 remains a useful point of comparison. Compared to 2019, retail sales were $624 million (27.4%) higher. The categories with the largest...Read More
There were a total of 276 bankruptcy filings in Puerto Rico during the month of November. Of these, 106 were chapter 7, 169 were chapter 13, and 1 was chapter 11. Compared to 2020, chapter 7 filings were down by 23.7%, chapter 13 filings were down by 7%, and chapter 11 filings were down by 50%. Filings for the year to date have reached a...Read More
There were a total of 276 bankruptcy filings in Puerto Rico during the month of November. Of these, 106 were chapter 7, 169 were chapter 13, and 1 was chapter 11. Compared to 2020, chapter 7 filings were down by 23.7%, chapter 13 filings were down by 7%, and chapter 11 filings were down by 50%. Filings for the year to date have reached a...Read More
This week, the Labor Department published the Consumer Price Index and prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier, leaving families facing their highest inflation rate since 1990. The year-over-year increase in the consumer price index exceeded the 5.4% rise in September.Read More
