Electric power consumption in Puerto Rico during June 2021 reached a total of 1,336.30 kWh. The average cost throughout all classes was 24.29 cents per kWh, the average cost for residential clients was 23.12 cents per kWh, and the average price for commercial clients was 25.06 cents per kWh. Compared to the previous month of May, consumption decreased by 5.3%. Compared to June of 2020,...Read More
The purchasing manager’s Index for June 2021 stood at 53.3. A reading over 50 suggests an expansion for the industry. Compared with May 2021, the index fell by 0.7% compared with the previous month and -10.4% compared with the same month in 2020. The average PMI from January to June was 50.06, while in 2021, it has been 56.86, an increase of 14%. The categories...Read More
According to data from Southeast Aeroports Group (ASUR), in July, 1,118,931 passengers passed through the airport of San Juan. Currently, the US has banned tourists from Brazil, Europe, and China. Passenger traffic is 91.2% higher in the first seven months of this year than in the same period last year, but 2.3% lower than in 2019.In July, traffic tripled compared to the previous year’s same month,...Read More
For the month of June 2021, the economic activity index for Puerto Rico stood at 118.9. Compared to the previous month, the index went down by 0.5 points, or 0.4%. When compared to the index for June 2020, the index increased by 8.8, or 8%. A useful comparison both for the index, as well as for its subcomponents, is with the average for the second...Read More
