The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the month of February 2023 was 61.1, 21% higher than the previous month of January 2023 PMI of 50.5 and compared to February 2022 with a PMI of 57.9 is 5.5% higher. For context the PMI is a measure of the economic course the manufacturing sector experiences where a...Read More
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the month of February 2023 was 61.1, 21% higher than the previous month of January 2023 PMI of 50.5 and compared to February 2022 with a PMI of 57.9 is 5.5% higher. For context the PMI is a measure of the economic course the manufacturing sector experiences where a...Read More
En tiempos de crisis, la historia siempre es una buena herramienta para entender el presente, y poder proyectarnos hacia al futuro. Desde el siglo 19 al presente, la economía de Puerto Rico ha pasado por diversos ciclos o transformaciones. Siempre, los puertorriqueños se las han arreglado para superar los desafíos económicos y salir airosos. Cuando miramos...Read More
The Economic Development Bank Economic Activity Index (EDB-EAI) for Puerto Rico saw a decline of 0.8% during the fiscal year 2021, which runs from July to June. However, the index rebounded in fiscal year 2022, growing by 4.9%. Similarly, the calendar year 2021 closed with an increase of 4.9%, while a preliminary estimate for calendar...Read More
Retail Sales in January 2023 totaled $2,841.52 million dollars, compared to the same month in the previous year these sales marked a 3.8% increase year over year. This figure also increases the current accumulated value in the seven months for the current fiscal year (July-January) to $22,335.87 million dollars, 3.4% higher than the accumulated value...Read More
Retail Sales in January 2023 totaled $2,841.52 million dollars, compared to the same month in the previous year these sales marked a 3.8% increase year over year. This figure also increases the current accumulated value in the seven months for the current fiscal year (July-January) to $22,335.87 million dollars, 3.4% higher than the accumulated value...Read More
The Total Non-Farm Employment in Puerto Rico for the month of February 2023 amounted to 941,000 employments, the highest levels of employment since November 2012. These February 2023 values also are a 3.1% increase compared to the previous year’s February 2022 employments, but a minimal 0.1% increase compared to the previous month of January 2023’s...Read More
The Total Non-Farm Employment in Puerto Rico for the month of February 2023 amounted to 941,000 employments, the highest levels of employment since November 2012. These February 2023 values also are a 3.1% increase compared to the previous year’s February 2022 employments, but a minimal 0.1% increase compared to the previous month of January 2023’s...Read More
The Puerto Rico real estate market has continued to show resilience in the face of the pandemic, with both new and used housing units seeing a steady rise in sales and total sales amount over the past two years. The data from January 2021 to February 2023 shows a consistent trend of growth, even during...Read More
In recent news, the crisis of two banks in the United States and one in Europe has had a ripple effect in Puerto Rico. The intervention of federal regulators in Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank brought back memories of the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent crisis that occurred on the island in 2010....Read More
