Study confirms Puerto Rico elderly facing ‘harsh reality’
March 19, 2015
A study released Wednesday by the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico on current conditions the island’s elderly population is facing revealed that 40 percent of seniors 65 and older have incomes that place them at the level of extreme poverty.
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Census: P.R. manufacturing shipments drop 4.5% in ’12
March 2, 2015
Puerto Rico's overall manufacturing sector reported $76.6 billion in total value of shipments for 2012, down 4.5 percent from $80.2 billion in 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Economic Census of Island Areas.
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Census: Puerto Rico loses 177K residents in 4 years
January 29, 2015
Puerto Rico has lost 177,392 residents either to migration or death in the last four years, putting pressure on the economy, as well as specific sectors, — such as retail — that will need to readjust their business models to provide for future consumer behavior.
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Population down in most Puerto Rico municipalities
March 28, 2014
The U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday the latest population estimates for the municipalities of Puerto Rico, which showed, among other findings, that from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 the population declined in 68 of the 78 towns.
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Census: Income in Puerto Rico steady after recession
January 31, 2014
The U.S. Census Bureau released statistics Thursday confirming that the median household income for Puerto Rico and most of its 10 largest towns held steady after the most recent recession.
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico State Housing Plan a disappointment
September 25, 2012
Some people in Puerto Rico think that there are too many studies and too little action. The real problem is that there are too few good studies and too much action based on faulty information.
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Data gathering starts for ’12 Puerto Rico Economic Census
September 19, 2012
U.S. Census Bureau and Puerto Rico Planning Board officials announced Tuesday the start of the question-and-answer cycle to gather data on the island’s economic activity.
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