Puerto Rico Manufacturing Index Rises 0.6% in June After Seven-Month Decline

Puerto Rico's manufacturing activity advanced 0.6% in June, ending a seven-month contraction streak.

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The Coincident Manufacturing Index (ICM) for Puerto Rico increased by 0.6% in June 2026 compared to the previous month, reaching a preliminary value of 104.5 points. ^[1] The Índice Coincidente en la Manufactura (ICM), prepared by economist Ángel Rivera Montañez of Stratsol Inc., showed that Puerto Rico's industrial sector activity fell 0.4% in fiscal year 2026, the second consecutive annual decline. ^[2] Economist Ángel Rivera Montañez stated that the weekly average salary and exports were the components responsible for the industrial activity's direction in June. ^[3] On an annual basis, the ICM registered a 1.6% decline compared to June 2025, representing the third consecutive reduction. ^[4] This increase marks the first rise in manufacturing activity after seven consecutive months of contraction, stabilizing the sector's trend. ^[5] In June 2026, the ICM rose 0.6% month-over-month, the first increase after seven months of declines and the largest since May 2025. ^[6] In the first six months of 2026, the ICM fell 0.5%, following a 1.8% decline in the same period of 2025. ^[7] Ángel Rivera Montañez said the June 2026 reading represents an oasis amid a descending pattern, and the sector remains in contraction, with recovery depending on the evolution of the international conflict, price trends, monetary policy stance, and local capacity to improve infrastructure, costs, and investment climate. ^[8]

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The Coincident Manufacturing Index (ICM) for Puerto Rico increased by 0.6% in June 2026 compared to the previous month, reaching a preliminary value of 104.5 points. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -

The Índice Coincidente en la Manufactura (ICM), prepared by economist Ángel Rivera Montañez of Stratsol Inc., showed that Puerto Rico's industrial sector activity fell 0.4% in fiscal year 2026, the second consecutive annual decline. · Sin Comillas

Economist Ángel Rivera Montañez stated that the weekly average salary and exports were the components responsible for the industrial activity's direction in June. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -

On an annual basis, the ICM registered a 1.6% decline compared to June 2025, representing the third consecutive reduction. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -

This increase marks the first rise in manufacturing activity after seven consecutive months of contraction, stabilizing the sector's trend. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -

In June 2026, the ICM rose 0.6% month-over-month, the first increase after seven months of declines and the largest since May 2025. · Sin Comillas

In the first six months of 2026, the ICM fell 0.5%, following a 1.8% decline in the same period of 2025. · Sin Comillas

Ángel Rivera Montañez said the June 2026 reading represents an oasis amid a descending pattern, and the sector remains in contraction, with recovery depending on the evolution of the international conflict, price trends, monetary policy stance, and local capacity to improve infrastructure, costs, and investment climate. · Sin Comillas

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