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 […]

Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index for the month of April 2019 reflected a 1.6% increase, to 121.3, when compared to the same month in 2018, Economic Development Bank President Gerardo J. Portela said. “The EAI for April 2019 reflects a reduction of 0.1% compared to the result obtained in March this year,” he said. “The […]