El programa de asistencia a las PROYIPIME es una facilidad de financiamiento que se brinda el Ministerio de Industria y Comercio a pequeños y nuevos empresarios con el objetivo de fomentar el desarrollo económico. En principio, los prestamos no superan los RD$ 200,000 con plazos de hasta 3 años tasas de interés que inician en...Read More
Las importaciones representan aproximadamente un tercio del PIB y cerca del 40% del consumo privado. Entre 2013-2017 las importaciones nacionales se mantuvieron estables en unos USD 13,800 millones, aumentando a USD 16,300.0 millones para 2018-19 solo para recaer a USD 13,400.0 millones durante el año de la pandemia, 2020. La recuperación pospandemia, aunado a una...Read More
Pending home sales in October dropped to the lowest level since the National Association of Realtors began tracking them in 2001. Pending home sales, a measure of signed contracts on existing homes, dropped 1.5% in October from September. They hit the lowest level since the National Association of Realtors began tracking this metric in 2001,...Read More
Interannual inflation in Puerto Rico fell six tenths to 2.7% in October, according to data from the Department of Labor and Human Resources (DTRH). It is the lowest inflation in the last three months. This fall in inflation is due to a decrease in the price of gasoline and more moderate increases in food prices....Read More
El reciente incidente con el desvío del Rio Dajabón resultó en un cierre temporal de la frontera hasta tanto no se dilucidará el caso con la asistencia de organismos internacionales. Esto resultó en pérdidas para los exportadores dominicanos. Según datos recopilados por la DGA se observa que las exportaciones de zonas francas dominicanas a...Read More
Como indica el gráfico abajo, el gasto público en un año electoral suele aumentar en términos reales con relación al gasto promedio de los tres años anteriores (pre-electorales). Este efecto fue particularmente pronunciado en los años 2008 (el gasto fue 33.7% mayor que el promedio de los tres años pre-electorales), 2012 (29.5% mayor) y 2020...Read More
In the month of October 2023, a total of 10,896 new car units were sold in Puerto Rico, showing a slight decrease of about 2.49% from the 11,174 vehicles sold in October 2022 according to data from the United Group of Automobile Importers (GUIA, for its Spanish acronym). When comparing the YTD of 2022 and...Read More
Inflation in Puerto Rico increased to 3.3% in September, according to data from the Department of Labor. This is the highest inflation rate in the last four months. Food and Beverages continues to average above at 5.6%. Cereals and its products were the driver in the increase at 11.2%. Other Goods and Services at 6.1%. Personal care products increased 6.3%...Read More
While employment is still on the rise, the pace of job creation is slowing down. Nonfarm payroll (SA) totaled 952,700 jobs in September, the addition of 21,000 jobs compared to the same month last year, marking a 2.3% increase. Compared to previous months of August 2023, an increase of 2,000 jobs or 0.2%. This continuous...Read More
In the third quarter, the U.S. economy exceeded growth expectations, driven by a strong consumer base, despite the challenges of higher interest rates, ongoing inflationary pressures, and a variety of domestic and global economic challenges. The Commerce Department reported that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) experienced a seasonally adjusted annualized growth rate of 4.9% from July...Read More
