A total of 75,117 cruise ship passengers arrived in the island in March 2022. This represents an increase of 19,830 passengers or 35.9% when compared to March 2020. When compared to February 2022 passenger traffic increased by 40,778 or 118.8%. These passengers were distributed among 46 separate trips. When compared to March 2020 total trips...Read More
Cement sales reached 1,297.4 thousand 94-pound sacks in April 2022, while production reached 705.5 94-pound sacks. When compared to March 2022 sales decreased by 59.2 thousand units or 7.7%. When compared to April 2021, sales increased by 70.6 thousand units or 11.1%. Meanwhile, when compared to March 2022 production decreased by 174.6 thousand units or...Read More
Cement sales reached 1,297.4 thousand 94-pound sacks in April 2022, while production reached 705.5 94-pound sacks. When compared to March 2022 sales decreased by 59.2 thousand units or 7.7%. When compared to April 2021, sales increased by 70.6 thousand units or 11.1%. Meanwhile, when compared to March 2022 production decreased by 174.6 thousand units or...Read More
The Economic Activity Index (EAI) is a measure of the island economic activity calculated by the Economic Development Bank of Puerto Rico. It is based of four macroeconomic indicators, Total Non-Farm Payroll, Electric Power Generation, Gas Consumption and Cement Sales. Altogether these indicators closely model trends in the islands production, because of this, changes in...Read More
The Economic Activity Index (EAI) is a measure of the island economic activity calculated by the Economic Development Bank of Puerto Rico. It is based of four macroeconomic indicators, Total Non-Farm Payroll, Electric Power Generation, Gas Consumption and Cement Sales. Altogether these indicators closely model trends in the islands production, because of this, changes in...Read More
Según los últimos datos publicados por la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales de Estados Unidos, la inflación en marzo alcanzó el 8.5%. Esto significa que, en promedio, los bienes y servicios eran un 8.5% más caros en marzo de 2022 que en marzo de 2021. Para decirlo claramente, $ 1 en dólares de marzo de 2022...Read More
According to the latest data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation in March reached 8.5%. This means that on average goods and services were 8.5% more expensive on March 2022 than on March 2021. To put it plainly, $1 in March 2022 dollars will buy you the same amount of goods that...Read More
According to the latest data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation in March reached 8.5%. This means that on average goods and services were 8.5% more expensive on March 2022 than on March 2021. To put it plainly, $1 in March 2022 dollars will buy you the same amount of goods that...Read More
Bankruptcy filings in March 2022 totaled 414, 14 or 3.5% more than in March 2021. When compared to February 2022 total bankruptcy filings increased by 119 or 40.3%. It’s worth noting that March 2020 reported the highest amount of bankruptcy filings since December 2020 when filings peaked at 453. Out of the 414 bankruptcies reported...Read More
Loans made by credit unions reached a total of $5.6 billion in 2021, their highest point since 2010. When compared to 2020 loans increased by $419.7 million or 8%. When compared to 2019 loans increased by $427.9 million or 8.2%. This is a significant contrast to the decline seen in loans and leases made by...Read More
