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Chantal Benet
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Una encuesta reciente de la OIT/COPARDOM para Republica Dominicana reportó que un alto porcentaje de microempresas “operan en un espectro difuso entre formalidad e informalidad” debido a los altos costos y pocos beneficios percibidos en el registro y pago de impuestos.Esto limita sus condiciones de operación resultando que un 70 % de los negocios formales...
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En 2023, Puerto Rico experimentó cambios significativos en su mercado laboral, reflejando una tendencia general hacia la recuperación y el crecimiento en varios sectores. A lo largo del año, la fuerza laboral y el empleo mostraron signos positivos, con variaciones mensuales que indican una progresión hacia una estabilidad económica mejorada.La fuerza laboral civil experimentó un...
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Una exportación que pudiera verse muy favorecida en 2024 es el cacao. Ghana, el segundo mayor productor de cacao del mundo recortó su meta de producción a solo 650,000-700,000 toneladas métricas, de una meta anterior de 850,000 TM para la cosecha 2023/2024. La producción de la cosecha anterior fue de 1,008,000 toneladas lo que implicaría...
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The Puerto Rican economy has exhibited a series of fluctuations in recent months, capturing the interest of analysts, investors, and policymakers alike. Through the Economic Activity Index (EAI), a key indicator for evaluating the pulse of economic activity on the island, we have observed trends that suggest a period of notable economic dynamism, especially in...
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Employment is still on the rise, Nonfarm payroll (SA) totaled 956,300 jobs in December. This marks a decrease of .07% when compared to November 2023 where the total jobs were 957,200. Although there was a slight decrease, jobs should continue to keep increasing in the coming months as it has been doing during 2023. The...
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The accumulated retail sales up to the month of November reached the figure of $35.268billion, an increase of 4% compared to the sales of 2022 when they reached $33.912 billion. Thenominal increase is 2% higher than the prevailing inflation level on the Island, which stands at 2%.However, sales for the month of November alone increased...
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In the past decade, Puerto Rico has undergone a turbulent journey in its labor market, revealing a narrative of resilience, challenges, and transformations. A detailed analysis of total employment on the island, measured in thousands of individuals since 2010, provides an insightful perspective on economic trends and the forces shaping the labor landscape. Trends and...
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In the month of December 2023, a total of 11,538 new car units were sold in PuertoRico, showing a decrease of about 3.95% from the 11,802 vehicles sold in December2022 according to data from the United Group of Automobile Importers (GUIA, for itsSpanish acronym). When comparing the YTD of 2022 and 2023, there’s been anincrease...
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The Index of Coincident Indicators in Manufacturing (IICM) rose to 115.9 in October, according to data from the Office of Business Strategy and Intelligence of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC). It is the highest level since March 2009. When comparing the month of October last year, the Index grew 3.9% and already...
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During the calendar years 2021 and 2022, data from the Community Survey indicate that the net migration balance between Puerto Rico and the United States decreased from 27,000 to 16,000 people emigrating or by 41%, revealed the Migrant Profile 2021-2022, as published by the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute. According to the survey, between 2021 and...
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