For the 2nd quarter of 2021, there were a total of 1,337,161 inbound passengers at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM) and 1,334,199 outbound passengers. Compared to the previous quarter, there was an increase of 49.8% in inbound traffic and of 52.8% in outbound traffic. Since 2020 was an outlier in terms of traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a better comparison would be with...Read More
Retail sales in Puerto Rico for the month of May 2021 totaled $3.347 billion. Compared to the previous month of April, sales increased by $397 million, or 13.5%. Since April and May of 2020 were affected by the COVID lockdown executive orders, year over year comparisons will be made with 2019 in order to provide a more accurate comparison. Compared to May 2019, retail sales...Read More
New and used housing units sales have been released for July 2021. Total housing units sold were 1,212 for $203,080,412 of aggregated sales. On average, housing units were sold for $167,558.10 each one. Total loans stood at $181,342,617, 4% more than in June and 30% more than in July 2020. Total units sold in July are 1% more than in June and 36% more than...Read More
Los préstamos y arrendamientos para bancos comerciales en Puerto Rico totalizaron $34.5 mil millones en el primer trimestre de 2021. En comparación con el cuarto trimestre de 2020, los préstamos y arrendamientos disminuyeron en aproximadamente 1.5%. A pesar de esto, los préstamos y arrendamientos para los bancos comerciales aumentaron en un período de un año. En comparación con el primer trimestre de 2020, los préstamos...Read More
Loans and leases for commercial banks in Puerto Rico totaled $34.5 billion in the first quarter of 2021. When compared to the fourth quarter of 2020, loans and leases decreased by about $511,084 million or 1.5%. Despite this, loans and leases for commercial banks increased within a one-year period. When compared to the first quarter of 2020, loans and leases increased by $441.3 million or...Read More
