El COVID-19 ha tenido el efecto de acelerar profundos cambios económicos y sociales que a penas comenzamos a entender. Por ejemplo, uno de estos cambios, es la intensificación del comercio...
El conflicto militar en Ucrania, desatado mediante la invasión rusa el 24 de febrero tiene fuertes efectos sobre la economía local y la economía global. En primera instancia, ocurre en...
Retail sales in the United States reached a seasonally adjusted total of $649 billion in January 2022. Compared to January 2021, there was an increase in sales of 13%. Amongst...
Cements sales reached 1.06 million 94-lbs bags in January 2022, a 11.5% decrease when compared to January 2021. Furthermore, when compared to December 2021, sales decreased 7.4%. Additionally, January 2022...
Retail sales in Puerto Rico during the month of November 2021 reached a total of $3.096 billion. Compared to November 2020, sales increased by $478 million (18.3%), while compared to...
The economic activity index reached a total of 122.5 for the month of December. Compared to the previous month, the index grew by 0.2%, while compared to December 2020, the...
The United States’ GDP release for the last quarter of 2021 came in higher than expected. Even with the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID, real GDP increased by...
Non-farm payroll employment reached a total of 866,200 in Puerto Rico during the month of December 2021. Compared to December 2020, this is an increase of 3.5%. Compared to November...
The consumer price index for Puerto Rico for the month of December 2021 came in at 124.15. This was a 0.03% increase when compared to November 2021, and a 4.2%...
General fund revenue in Puerto Rico reached a total of $758 million for the month of November 2021. Compared to November 2020, revenue increased by $102 million, or 15.6%. Compared...