Non-farm payroll employment reached a total of 866,200 in Puerto Rico during the month of December 2021. Compared to December 2020, this is an increase of 3.5%. Compared to November 2021, there was a decrease of 1,100 (0.1%). This was the first month with a decrease in employment since May 2021. The category with the largest...Read More
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
