Birling Capital’s April market review highlights strong Puerto Rico equities and early investor confidence in Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón’s leadership. #NewsismyBusiness
The next release of the EAI-EDB will be in early April, with data for January and February. #NewsismyBusiness
The Economic Development Bank’s Economic Activity Index indicates a steady positive trend. #NewsismyBusiness
The index registered 125.7 points in May.
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank’s Economic Activity Index (EDB-EAI) registered 125.1 points in April, marking 14 consecutive months of growth and points toward the possibility of the first annual growth this year since 2019, agency President Luis Alemañy said. The EDB shows 14 consecutive months of growth in April. “Two months before the end […]
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index (EAI) for September 2021 reached a maximum level of 120.3 points, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.7%, according to the Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank’s Center for Economic Studies. “This is the seventh year-on-year increase after 12 consecutive reductions. If compared to the previous month, the EDB-EAI’s growth rate rose […]
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank’s Economic Activity Index reflected a year-on-year increase of 3.3% for last August, which represents the sixth increase after 12 consecutive reductions, the agency confirmed. Compared to July, the same indicator reflected a slight improvement, an increase of 0.2%. “While it’s true that these are positive indicators, we’re also monitoring […]
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index (EDB-EAI) reached a maximum level of 118.9 points, a number that represents a year-over-year increase of 8%, Economic Development Bank President Luis Alemañy confirmed. “This is the fourth year-over-year increase after 12 consecutive decreases. If compared to the previous month, the EDB-EAI growth rate decreased 0.5%. The interannual results reflect […]
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index (EDB-EAI) for May 2021 reached a maximum level of 119.4 points representing a year-over-year increase of 7.9%. When compared to the previous month, the index rose by 0.2%, Luis Alemañy, president of the Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank, which produces the report, confirmed. The EDB-EAI contracted 5% in 2020, reaching […]
Puerto Rico’s economic activity showed slight growth in January and February 2021, with 118.8 and 119.3 points, respectively, but took a tumble year-over-year with drops of 3.2% in January and 2.3% in February 2020. Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank President Luis Alemañy said the Economic Activity Index (EAI-BDE) analysis period includes the months when the […]
uerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index, released by the Economic Development Bank, revealed a 6.4% year-over-year drop in December 2020, marking the 10th consecutive decline after 20 months of year-on-year increases. Agency President Luis Alemañy said the EAI reached a level of 115.7, which was essentially flat — showing a 0.3% increase — when compared to […]
The island’s Economic Activity Index reached 115.1 points in November, representing a 6.8% contraction when compared to November 2019, and the ninth reduction after 20 year-over-year consecutive increments, the Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank revealed. The EDB-EAI decreased by 0.4% when compared to the previous month. EDB President Pablo G. Muñiz-Reyes said the crisis created […]
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index for May and June 2020, which reached levels of 109.7 and 108.8, respectively, reflect month-on-month reductions of 3.5% and 0.8% and decreases of 10.2% and 10.8% when compared with the same months of the previous year. The separate monthly reports published by the Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank are the […]
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank’s Economic Activity index reached 121.6 in October 2019, a 0.4% increase compared to October 2018, the first positive growth after four year- over-year consecutive declines, and a 0.3% rise when compared to September 2019. The annual comparison is with respect to October 2018, when electricity was restored to those […]
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index — which measures the performance of key indicators — showed a 0.7% year-over-year drop in June 2019, according to the data released by the Economic Development Bank. This was the first year-over-year decrease after 11 months of consecutive increases, the report showed. According to the document, the annual comparison is […]
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