Bureau of Economic Analysis

Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Puerto Rico increased 4.0 percent in 2021 after decreasing 6.2 percent in 2020, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The increase in real GDP in 2021 primarily reflected an increase in personal consumption expenditures. Private fixed investment also increased. These increases were partly offset by decreases in exports, private inventory investment, and…

El producto interior bruto real (PIB) para Puerto Rico creció 4.0 por ciento en 2021, luego de decrecer 6.2 por ciento en 2020, de acuerdo con las estadísticas difundidas hoy por el Negociado de Análisis Económico de EE. UU.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Puerto Rico increased 4.0 percent in 2021 after decreasing 6.2 percent in 2020. The increase in real GDP in 2021 primarily reflected an increase in personal consumption expenditures. Private fixed investment also increased. These increases were partly offset by decreases in exports, private inventory investment, and government spending. Imports, which is a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP,…

El producto interior bruto real (PIB) para Puerto Rico creció 4.0 por ciento en 2021, luego de decrecer 6.2 por ciento en 2020. El crecimiento en el PIB real en 2021 reflejó principalmente un crecimiento en los gastos de consumo personal. La inversión bruta en capital fijo también creció. Estos crecimientos se contrarrestaron parcialmente con los decrecimientos en las exportaciones, en la inversión privada en inventarios y en el gasto de…

Personal income increased $69.5 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in June. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes— increased $67.5 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $109.4 billion (0.6 percent) and consumer spending increased $100.4 billion (0.5 percent). Personal saving…

Personal income increased $69.5 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in June. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes— increased $67.5 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of personal consumption expenditures, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $109.4 billion (0.6 percent) and consumer spending increased $100.4 billion (0.5 percent). Personal saving was…

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2023, according to the "advance" estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.0 percent. The increase in the second quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and business investment that were partly offset by a decrease in exports. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, decreased.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2023, according to the "advance" estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.0 percent. The increase in the second quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and business investment that were partly offset by a decrease in exports. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, decreased.

The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $212.2 billion to $6.58 trillion at the end of 2022 from $6.37 trillion at the end of 2021, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The increase reflected a $172.8 billion increase in the position in Europe, primarily in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. By industry, manufacturing affiliates had the largest…

The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $212.2 billion to $6.58 trillion at the end of 2022 from $6.37 trillion at the end of 2021, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The increase reflected a $172.8 billion increase in the position in Europe, primarily in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. By industry, manufacturing affiliates had the largest…