La expectativa de una transición a un mundo libre de Covid19, ha chocado con una peligrosa guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania, y una inflación mundial histórica, así como duros precios en el petróleo. La combinación de varios factores económicos globales han creado una situación atípica para las empresas y los consumidores puertorriqueños. Quiero destacar que...Read More
Luego de experimentar caídas durante los dos primeros trimestres del 2022, el Producto Interno Bruto (PIB), experimentó un crecimiento de 2.6% durante el tercer trimestre. Esta cifra de crecimiento ocurre en momento crucial en el que se especulaba sobre la posibilidad de que la economía estuviera deslizándose hacia una recesión. Durante los primeros dos trimestres...Read More
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index (EAI) was recently published by The Economic Development Bank (EDB). Said report showed that the index for August 2022 was at 124.3, which compared to August 2021, shows a 1.5% increase. When compared to July 2022’s Economic Activity Index however, August shows an increase of 0.1%. The Economic Activity...Read More
Inflation in the United States decreased yet again its year-over-year price inflation index. Prices during the month of September 2022 saw an inflation rate of 8.2%. This, in comparison to August 2022’s inflation rate, represents a minor increase, given how inflation for that month reached 8.3%. September’s inflation rates represent the third fall in consumer...Read More
Source: Puerto Rico’s Trade and Export Company Retail Sales for the month of July 2022 reached $3.3million. When compared to July 2021’s total retail sales figure, this represents a 0.6% diminution. When compared to June 2022, there is a 0.3% decrease shown in retail sales. This represents the third year-over-year reduction in the retail sector....Read More
Source: Department of Labor and Human Resources Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Puerto Rico for the month of August 2022 reached 130.46, which translates to a 6.5% inflation in prices for all items. Said inflation rates were mainly impulsed by changes in the following industries: Transportation with a 10.8% inflation, Food and Beverages with a...Read More
Puerto Rico’s Planning Board published the Statistical Appendix for 2021’s Fiscal Year yesterday, September 29, 2022. Said report showed that, contrary to the projections made by the Planning Board itself, Gross National Product grew by 1 % for 2021. This growth is greatly due to), the increase in total personal consumption expenditures by 19.0%, the...Read More
In an attempt to increase investment incentives and with it, stimulate the economic growth of the World’s 6th biggest economy, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Liz Truss, signed off on a £45bn tax-cutting package. Measures such as this one are considered to be controversial and bold actions, especially given the current precarious state of the...Read More
Puerto Rico’s Statistical Appendix of the Economic Report show’s a year over increment of 4.4% in its Gross Product, reaching $71,580.8 millions of dollars in 2021. Said increment rate was larger than 2019-2020’s year over year change, which pointed out a diminution in Puerto Rico’s Gross Product.Read More
Los principales indicadores macroeconómicos de la economía mundial parecen indicar que nos acercamos a una posible recesión global, marcada por la desaceleración de la economía de Estados Unidos, de Europa y cierta inestabilidad financiera en China. Ya la economía norteamericana (la principal del mundo) lleva dos trimestres en negativo. Por otro lado, el Euro y...Read More
