Retail Sales during November 2022 have once again shown growth in their annual growth rate after the setback that occurred in September of this year due to Fiona’s passage, marking the second month in a row that sales have increased. However, the growth rate of sales has been consistently slowing down as the high prices...Read More
The number of jobs for December 2022 equaled 927,100 employees. The number of jobs observed is an increase of 35,400 employees (4%) compared to December 2021, although it still represents a reduction of 1,500 jobs (0.2%) compared to the previous month of November 2022. The workforce increased to 1,233,000 individuals by December 2022, an increase...Read More
A casi un mes de haber dejado atrás el 2022, la pregunta obligada es como será el 2023. El año que acabamos de dejar atrás fue de muchos retos y cambios. La guerra en Ucrania (febrero del 2022), además presenciamos la inflación mas alta en cuatro décadas, y agresivas subidas de tasas de interés por...Read More
Sales registered for October 2022 amounted to $3,157.17 million dollars, when compared with the same month in 2021 it represents an increase of 2.5%. Compared to the previous month, this is a 11.6% increase from September 2022 that had a total of $2,828.34 million in sales. The five sectors with the highest reported increases during...Read More
Sales registered for October 2022 amounted to $3,157.17 million dollars, when compared with the same month in 2021 it represents an increase of 2.5%. Compared to the previous month, this is a 11.6% increase from September 2022 that had a total of $2,828.34 million in sales. The five sectors with the highest reported increases during...Read More
With the most recent information from November 2022 the overall consumer price index for Puerto Rico reached 131.9, increasing 0.4% from the previous month’s October 2022 value of 131.4 and a 6.3% increase from the November 2021 value of 124.1. For context this would mean a purchasing power of $0.76 for November 2022 in December 2006 dollars, a reduction in purchasing power of $0.05 compared to the...Read More
With the most recent information from November 2022 the overall consumer price index for Puerto Rico reached 131.9, increasing 0.4% from the previous month’s October 2022 value of 131.4 and a 6.3% increase from the November 2021 value of 124.1. For context this would mean a purchasing power of $0.76 for November 2022 in December 2006 dollars, a reduction in purchasing power of $0.05 compared to the...Read More
Housing activity has decreased in the 2022 third quarter, with the reported total number of housing units sold being 2,560. Compared to the 2021 third trimester with 3,504 housing units sold, this a decrease of 944 housing units sold, reflecting a reduction of 26.9% in units sold. Aggregated sales of housing units totaled $473,806,900, 21.6%...Read More
Cada cuatrienio se lleva a cabo la competencia más importante del fútbol, “La Copa Mundial”. El país anfitrión este año, Qatar, ha invertido sobre $220 billones en el evento. Esto es casi 60 veces más de lo que costo para el mundial en el año 2010 celebrado en Sudáfrica ($3.5 billones). A pesar de la emoción que...Read More
Sales registered for September 2022 amounted to $2,828.3 million dollars, which represents a decrease of 3.6%, if we compare it with the same month in 2021. When compared to the previous month, this is a -14.1% decrease from August 2022. The groups with the highest reported increases were: Fuel distributors (+45.3%); Supermarkets and alcoholic beverage...Read More
