In a supplemental survey of manufacturing establishments, the biggest challenges faced by companies during the past month were: in operations (shortage of raw material 20%, lead times 13%, costs 13%, supply chain logistics 13%, holiday disruptions 13%, maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment 7%), human resources (employment 40%, absenteeism 13%, Covid 13%) and utilities...Read More
La tasa de inflación de diciembre de 2022 mostró un aumento significativo de 6.0% en comparación con el mismo período del año anterior. Al mirar a lo largo del tiempo, la tasa de inflación en la Isla parece estar desacelerándose, lo que puede sugerir que volverá a niveles normales en el futuro próximo. Este aumento...Read More
The inflation rate for December 2022 showed a significant increase of 6.0% compared to the same period in the previous year. When looking over time, The inflation rate on the Island seems to be slowing down, which may suggest that it will return to normal levels in the coming future.Read More
The inflation rate for December 2022 showed a significant increase of 6.0% compared to the same period in the previous year. When looking over time, The inflation rate on the Island seems to be slowing down, which may suggest that it will return to normal levels in the coming future. This increase was seen across...Read More
Retail Sales during November 2022 have once again shown growth in their annual growth rate after the setback that occurred in September of this year due to Fiona’s passage, marking the second month in a row that sales have increased. However, the growth rate of sales has been consistently slowing down as the high prices...Read More
The number of jobs for December 2022 equaled 927,100 employees. The number of jobs observed is an increase of 35,400 employees (4%) compared to December 2021, although it still represents a reduction of 1,500 jobs (0.2%) compared to the previous month of November 2022. The workforce increased to 1,233,000 individuals by December 2022, an increase...Read More
A casi un mes de haber dejado atrás el 2022, la pregunta obligada es como será el 2023. El año que acabamos de dejar atrás fue de muchos retos y cambios. La guerra en Ucrania (febrero del 2022), además presenciamos la inflación mas alta en cuatro décadas, y agresivas subidas de tasas de interés por...Read More
Sales registered for October 2022 amounted to $3,157.17 million dollars, when compared with the same month in 2021 it represents an increase of 2.5%. Compared to the previous month, this is a 11.6% increase from September 2022 that had a total of $2,828.34 million in sales. The five sectors with the highest reported increases during...Read More
Sales registered for October 2022 amounted to $3,157.17 million dollars, when compared with the same month in 2021 it represents an increase of 2.5%. Compared to the previous month, this is a 11.6% increase from September 2022 that had a total of $2,828.34 million in sales. The five sectors with the highest reported increases during...Read More
With the most recent information from November 2022 the overall consumer price index for Puerto Rico reached 131.9, increasing 0.4% from the previous month’s October 2022 value of 131.4 and a 6.3% increase from the November 2021 value of 124.1. For context this would mean a purchasing power of $0.76 for November 2022 in December 2006 dollars, a reduction in purchasing power of $0.05 compared to the...Read More
