Total Employment in Puerto Rico for the month of August 2022 is estimated to be at 1,098,000. This, in comparison to August 2021’s employment numbers, shows a 2.04% increase and a 0.73% increase when compared to July 2022’s total employment estimation. As for total unemployment during August 2022, it reached 70,000, which translates to an 8.5%...Read More
CategoriesQ2-2021Q1 – 2022Q2 – 2022%Change Month-over-month%Change year-over-yearCost of Living Index98.9100.299.7-0.500.81Cost of Living Index Grocery Items120.4120.6119.9-0.58-0.42Cost of Living Index Healthcare66.971.972.10.287.77Cost of Living Index Housing77.37776.5-0.65-1.03Cost of Living Index Miscellaneous Goods and Services96.698.798.3-0.411.76Cost of Living Index Transportation93.488.888.3-0.56-5.46Cost of Living Index Utilities161.3161.1160.6-0.31-0.43 Source: Puerto Rico’s Statistics’ Institute Puerto Rico’s Cost of Living Index [1]for 2022’s second quarter reached 99.7. This,...Read More
Housing Activity in Puerto Rico saw a diminution this past June 2022, seeing as the number reported for total housing units sold was 1,030. This, compared to June 2021, shows that 39 fewer units were sold, meaning a decrease of 3.65% in units sold. When compared to the previous month of May, there was a decrease...Read More
Housing Activity in Puerto Rico saw a diminution this past June 2022, seeing as the number reported for total housing units sold was 1,030. This, compared to June 2021, shows that 39 fewer units were sold, meaning a decrease of 3.65% in units sold. When compared to the previous month of May, there was a decrease...Read More
US Inflation saw a second consecutive decrease in its year-over-year price inflation, reaching an 8.3% inflation for August 2022. This is despite having the largest recorded increase since 1979 (13.5%) for the food index. As for changes in comparison to the previous month, there was a 0.1% increase reflected in the consumer price index. Said increase...Read More
