The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol collect data for all commercial shipments of goods between the United States (including Puerto Rico) and foreign countries. In addition, data is collected for all commercial shipments of goods between Puerto Rico and the United States (including to the U.S. Virgin Islands). The U.S. Census Bureau uses this information for statistical purposes. For these purposes, it prepares detailed statistics on the foreign trade of goods in the economy of the United States and Puerto Rico, which it puts up for sale. The Government of Puerto Rico, through the Institute of Statistics, obtains this information, and based on this information it prepares a file with all the data on Puerto Rico's exports, and another with the imports. This is made available to the public free of charge, through a variety of means, including summary tables and a web interface to tabulate data as required by the user. Finally, through its open data platform, the Institute makes these databases available to all users. In some cases, the data has been available since 2002, and a project is currently under way to extend the database to 1992. For previous posts, visit: Selected Foreign Trade Statistics of the Planning Board.

Explanatory note: Every year, the census reviews data for the last 3 years and is published in the month of July. For example, in July 2022, revised data for 2019, 2020 and 2021 were released.

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Statistics are presented on the socio-demographic characteristics, usage and travel patterns of Urban Train users, according to the survey required by the federal Government under Title VI.

The report includes all active and operating public vehicle routes in Puerto Rico, the average number of vehicles operating daily, the average number of daily trips taken for each route, the average number of passengers per trip (on some routes) and the total number of passengers transported daily (on some routes).

It presents the number of motor vehicles registered with the Department of Transportation and Public Works, by category of vehicles (private, public, taxis, trailers, motorbikes, etc.) for each of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico.

Statistical information on traffic accidents

Report that details the monthly number of entries and exits at each of the Urban Train stations.

Monthly time series on the number of flights, air passengers and the weight of cargo transported to and from airports in Puerto Rico. To prepare them, data published by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), specifically the Air Carrier Statistics, Form 41 Traffic, T-100 Segment, All Carriers. The series include breakdowns by airline and airport, among others.

It presents the monthly movement of passengers and cargo broken down by airport and pier.

The Intellectual Property Registry is a mechanism created by Act No. 96 of July 15, 1988, amended under Act No. 55 of March 9, 2012, to protect the so-called moral rights of the Puerto Rican author or foreign resident in Puerto Rico, with respect to their creation, namely, the preservation of their integrity, disclosure and retraction of the same within the situations contemplated by the Act.

Includes gasoline consumption in Puerto Rico

It contains energy generation (gross and net) and maximum demand. In addition, it presents consumption, number of customers, income (basic, for fuel adjustments, and for energy purchase), the cent per kilowatt hour (basic, for fuel adjustments, and for energy purchase), broken down by type of customer: residential, commercial, industrial, public lighting, agricultural and others.

Monthly retail sales estimates in Puerto Rico. The statistics are broken down by geographic region (Aguadilla, Arecibo, Bayamon, Caguas, Fajardo, Guayama, Mayaguez, Ponce and San Juan), by business size (Quarterly Payroll of less than $20,000, Quarterly Payroll between $20,000 and $250,000, and Quarterly Payroll greater than $250,000), and by categories in the retail sector of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC).