Puerto Rico Health insurance Coverage 2020 The US Census Bureau carries out a yearly survey called the American Community Survey (ACS). This is one of the main sources of demographic information for the United States and Puerto Rico. It includes questions regarding housing, income, work, poverty, and many other subjects. The ACS 5-year estimates for...Read More
The US Census Bureau carries out a yearly survey called the American Community Survey (ACS). This is one of the main sources of demographic information for the United States and Puerto Rico. It includes questions regarding housing, income, work, poverty, and many other subjects. The ACS 5-year estimates for 2020, which are based on information...Read More
New car unit sales totaled 11,117 in February 2022, a 5.47% increase compared to February 2021 (10,540 units), and a 6.8% increase compared to January 2022 (10,407 units). this is the highest number of new car sales for the month of February. Total new car unit sales in February 2018 were 6,828 units, in February...Read More
El COVID-19 ha tenido el efecto de acelerar profundos cambios económicos y sociales que a penas comenzamos a entender. Por ejemplo, uno de estos cambios, es la intensificación del comercio digital como opción de consumo para millones de personas, incluyendo a Puerto Rico. Gigantes de esta industria liderados por Amazon, ya han puesto su mira...Read More
El conflicto militar en Ucrania, desatado mediante la invasión rusa el 24 de febrero tiene fuertes efectos sobre la economía local y la economía global. En primera instancia, ocurre en un momento en el cuál la economía mundial no ha logrado normalizarse luego del impacto de la pandemia del COVID-19. Previo a la pandemia, las...Read More
Retail sales in the United States reached a seasonally adjusted total of $649 billion in January 2022. Compared to January 2021, there was an increase in sales of 13%. Amongst the major retail categories, the largest year over year increases were seen in gas stations (33.4%), food service and drinking places (27%), and clothing stores...Read More
Cements sales reached 1.06 million 94-lbs bags in January 2022, a 11.5% decrease when compared to January 2021. Furthermore, when compared to December 2021, sales decreased 7.4%. Additionally, January 2022 saw the lowest number of sales since April 2020 . Despite this, cement sales have stayed at about the same level when compared to January...Read More
Retail sales in Puerto Rico during the month of November 2021 reached a total of $3.096 billion. Compared to November 2020, sales increased by $478 million (18.3%), while compared to November 2019, total retail sales increased by $421 million (15.7%). The three retail categories with the largest increases in sales relative to 2020 were department...Read More
For the month of November 2021, exports totaled $5.38 billion, a 23.2% increase compared to November 2020, and a 6% increase from October 2020.Read More
