The seasonally adjusted house price index (HPI-SA) for Puerto Rico reached a score of 188.3 in the second quarter of 2021. This means that house prices are 88.3% higher in the island when compared to 1995, the base year of the index. When compared to the second quarter of 2020, the HPI-SA increased by 25.2...Read More
The consumer price index for June 2021 in Puerto Rico stood at 121.38. Compared to June 2020, the consumer price index rose by 2.7%. This large year over year increase is mostly due to deflation seen in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Decreases in demand for many goods and services during the pandemic led...Read More
According to data from Southeast Aeroports Group (ASUR), in July, 1,118,931 passengers passed through the airport of San Juan. Passenger traffic is 91.2% higher in the first seven months of this year than in the same period last year, but 2.3% lower than in 2019. In July, traffic tripled compared to the previous year’s same...Read More
Retail sales for the month of March 2021 in Puerto Rico totaled $3.158 billion. Compared to the previous month of February, sales increased by $572 million, or 22.2%. When compared to March 2021, retail sales increased by $1.104 billion, or 53.8%. Our firm’s usual analysis methods rely on year over year comparisons as well as...Read More
Gross domestic fixed investment for the fiscal year of 2020 decreased 20.97%, according to the most recent Economic Report to the Governor from the fiscal year of 2020. The data for the 2020 fiscal year includes four months of the COVID-19 pandemic when consumption was restricted. Due to the pandemic, consumption in general decreased, and...Read More
New car sales in the month of June 2021 in Puerto Rico totaled 11,636. Compared to the previous month of May, new car sales decreased by 8.3% but managed to remain above 10,000 for the 9th consecutive month. When compared to June 2020, there has been an increase of 9.3%. When compared with June 2019,...Read More
As information from the 2020 census is released, there are several demographic concerns for the island of Puerto Rico. Aside from rapidly decreasing, the islands population has also been aging. Compared to 2015, the median age, which is the age where half the island’s population is older and half is younger, has increased from 40...Read More
The tourism industry in Puerto Rico was among the most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The cruise industry, which is an important component of tourism on the island, was grounded to a halt in the month of March. Restrictions on international travel led to an enormous decrease in the number of tourists that the island...Read More
Non-farm payroll for the month of July in Puerto Rico totaled 859,500 workers. Compared to the previous month of June, non-farm payroll increased by 3.6 thousand, or 0.4%. Compared to July 2020, there was a 37.1 thousand increase, or 4.5%. Compared to June, the categories with the most growth were education, tourism, and construction. They...Read More
Electric power consumption in Puerto Rico during June 2021 reached a total of 1,336.30 kWh. The average cost throughout all classes was 24.29 cents per kWh, the average cost for residential clients was 23.12 cents per kWh, and the average price for commercial clients was 25.06 cents per kWh. Compared to the previous month of...Read More
