Las exportaciones de Puerto Rico en el 2020 llegaron a un tota del $59,800 millones, mientras que las importaciones alcanzaron los $42,500 millones. Comparado con el 2019, las exportaciones bajaron un 7.9%, mientras que las importaciones bajaron por 8.9%. Se espera que este total aumente en el 2021. Se ha visto una recuperación parcial de...Read More
El departamento de agricultura federal (USDA), ha comenzado sus preparativos para el nuevo censo de la agricultura del 2022. Este censo se hace cada 5 años y es la fuente más comprensiva de información de la agricultura en Puerto Rico. La última edición de este censo se realizó en el 2017, antes del paso del...Read More
In June 2021, the Consumer Price Index stood at 270.98. When compared to May 2021, the index grew by 0.9%. It has been the most significant month-to-month increase since 2008. When compared to June 2020, the index reflects inflation of 5.1%, which is the largest increase year to year since 2008. An increase of the...Read More
In July 2021 in Puerto Rico, there were 244 total bankruptcy filings. Of these fillings, 99 were chapter 7, 140 were chapter 13, and 5 were chapter 11. Compared with June, there were 84 fewer filings or a decrease of 25.6%. Compared with May 2020, there were 31 more periodic filings or a reduction of...Read More
The Treasury Department collected $1,414.6 million in May, the most significant amount since April 2019. The collections, which are not comparable to the $516.0 million collected in May of last year, are $42.9 million higher than the government’s forecasts.Individual contributions reached $369.2 million, the largest amount in 25 months. Corporations paid $359.8 million, up threefold...Read More
Out of the 798,840 non-resident visitors to Puerto Rico in the year 2020, 742,739, or 93%, came from the United States, 14,927, or 1.8%, came from Europe, 10,765, or 1.3%, came from Canada, and the rest came from Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Oceania. Within the United States, which is the most popular place of...Read More
Non-farm payroll in the United States totaled 146,821,000 for the month of July 2021. Compared with the previous month of June, 266,000 jobs were added, a growth rate of 0.6%. This is the highest employment level since March 2020. Job recovery has reportedly slowed down despite still being on the rise. Compared to July 2020,...Read More
