The island’s retail sector ended 2010 with a slight 1.85 percent year-over-year increase, generating more than $2.3 billion in activity. However, the rising costs of food, gasoline and medicines, coupled with the influx of federal ...
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index for February showed the first month-over-month increase, of 0.4 percent in comparison to January, since October 2010, the Government Development Bank said Sunday.
As oil prices settled at close to $98 a barrel Friday, prices at the pump on the island also spiked, prompting concerned consumers to scramble to fill up their tanks in case things get worse ...