The consumer price index for Puerto Rico for the month of December 2021 came in at 124.15. This was a 0.03% increase when compared to November 2021, and a 4.2% increase when compared to December 2020. Prices have increased significantly since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. We can expect inflation to continue being a significant...Read More
General fund revenue in Puerto Rico reached a total of $758 million for the month of November 2021. Compared to November 2020, revenue increased by $102 million, or 15.6%. Compared to the previous month, revenue was down $128 million (14.5%). Government revenue is currently on pace to surpass both the 2020 calendar year and the 2021...Read More
Durante diciembre de 2021 se presentaron un total de 296quiebras, 157 o un 34.7% menos que en diciembre del año anterior. En comparación con noviembre de 2021, las presentaciones disminuyeron en un 20 o 7.2%. En 2021 se declararon un total de 3.863 quiebras, 1.255 o un 24,5% menos que en 2020. En comparación con las...Read More
There were a total of 276 bankruptcy filings in Puerto Rico during the month of November. Of these, 106 were chapter 7, 169 were chapter 13, and 1 was chapter 11. Compared to 2020, chapter 7 filings were down by 23.7%, chapter 13 filings were down by 7%, and chapter 11 filings were down by 50%....Read More
This week, the Labor Department published the Consumer Price Index and prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier, leaving families facing their highest inflation rate since 1990. The year-over-year increase in the consumer price index exceeded the 5.4% rise in September.Read More
