The Puerto Rico Statistics Institute will be taking over the task of conducting census and survey activities in Puerto Rico, following the signing of an agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Commerce, the local agency's Executive Director Mario Marazzi said Wednesday.
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.
Puerto Rico’s retail sale saw a $20.1 million increase in October, when activity exceeded $3.22 billion, Puerto Rico Trade and Export, the government agency that tracks this economic sector, said Wednesday.
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