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...Read More
Las ventas de autos nuevos en junio 2021 en Puerto Rico aumentaron por un 9.3% en comparación con junio del año pasado. En comparación con junio 2019, las ventas aumentaron por un 14.5%. Por otro lado, las ventas disminuyeron por 8.3% en comparación con el mes anterior sin embargo, este es el 9no mes consecutivo donde...Read More
La disminución en población de Puerto Rico es uno de los grandes retos que le enfrenta a la isla. Una de las grandes preocupaciones de esto es el envejecimiento de sus habitantes y los efectos económicos de cuidar de una población mayor que va en aumento. Uno de los efectos que esto tiene se ve reflejado...Read More
Puerto Rico is facing several demographic challenges, in particular its diminishing population. The main concerns with the island’s diminishing population over the past 15 years have been mostly about the costs associated with the aging of the population that remains. The other side of this however can be seen in how total school enrollment on the...Read More
Pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing is one of the most important components of the Puerto Rican economy. In the 2020 fiscal year, this sector received more than $30 billion in net income. Compared to 2019, net income for this sector increased by 0.03%. We can expect this total to decrease for FY2021 due to the recession caused...Read More
