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 the major retail categories, the largest year over year increases were seen in gas stations (33.4%), food service and drinking places (27%), and clothing stores (21.9%)....Read More
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 saw the lowest number of sales since April 2020 . Despite this, cement sales have stayed at about the same level when compared to January 2019....Read More
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 November 2019, total retail sales increased by $421 million (15.7%). The three retail categories with the largest increases in sales relative to 2020 were department stores...Read More
For the month of November 2021, exports totaled $5.38 billion, a 23.2% increase compared to November 2020, and a 6% increase from October 2020.Read More
