Puerto Rico

The Index of Economic Activity (IAE) declined for the third consecutive month in December 2005, confirming a general slowdown. According to the index, activity fell 0.8% m-o-m in... 2006-04-20

Standard & Poor's (S&P) decision to put the Commonwealth's bonds on 'alert' follows the announcement by Moody's, on February 27, that it had placed Puerto Rico on a credit... 2006-04-13

Having temporarily subsided in November, inflationary pressures ticked up once again in December when prices rose by 2.8% m-o-m. As a result, inflation ended 2005 on 10.8% y-o-y,... 2006-03-20

The status issue, always simmering in the background has once again risen to the fore of Puerto Rican politics. All three political parties on the island, each representing a different... 2006-03-14

Inflation moderated a little in November, falling 0.7% m-o-m after a 4.4% m-o-m rise in October. On a y-o-y basis, inflation now stands at 10.7%, a significant fall compared with... 2006-02-20

Inflation continued its upward spiral in October, climbing 4.4% m-o-m. This pushed annual inflation up to 18.6% y-o-y compared with October 2004, when CPI was 12.3%. However, this... 2006-01-23

It was another disappointing year for Puerto Rico in 2005. The previous year’s gubernatorial elections left politics split down the middle, with Anibal Acevedo Vilá of the Popular... 2006-01-19

2005 was another disappointing year for Puerto Rico. 2004’s gubernatorial elections left politics split down the middle with Anibal Acevedo Vilá of the Popular democratic... 2006-01-09

Puerto Rico’s exports increased by a massive 20.7% m-o-m in September to US$5.2bn. On an annual basis, exports were up 32.4% y-o-y. This can partly be attributed to an increase... 2005-12-12

The shooting of a fugitive nationalist and growing resentment over government-backed fiscal austerity measures is fuelling nationalist sentiment in Puerto Rico.