Consistent with the fall in new car sales reported in Panama since last year, fuel consumption has decreased around 6% up to September 2018.
Data from the General Comptroller detail that from January to September 2018, 12,938 new automobile type vehicles were registered, 21% less than the 16,299 units registered in the same period of 2017.
Although consumption has remained stable in recent years, the Costa Rican market now demands greater quality and variety in preparation methods.
According to figures from the Chamber of Coffee Roasters, per capita demand in the country is around four kilograms of coffee beans per year, which is equivalent to two cups of coffee per person per day.
José Manuel Hernando, president of the roasters guild, explained to Nacion.com that "...
In Nicaragua, electricity consumption in the industrial sector fell 4% between March and August of this year, mainly due to the political and social crisis the country is currently experiencing.
Sergio Maltez, president of the Nicaraguan Chamber of Industry (Cadin), explained to Laprensa.com.ni about the reduction in electricity consumption that "...
Panama is the country where the highest proportion of beer consumption was reported with respect to total alcohol consumed, with 77%, followed by Costa Rica and Guatemala, with 64% and 56%, respectively.
TheGlobal Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), details statistics up to 2016 on consumption of alcoholic beverages in different countries.
In the first half of this year, the country demanded 2.2 million metric tons of cement, a volume that exceeds by 5% the amount consumed in the same period in 2017.
According to figures from the Dominican Association of Producers of Portland Cement, the 2,196,282 metric tons consumed in the country during the first six months of the year, add up to an approximate amount of $196 million.
In the first six months of the year, electricity consumption in Panama reported an increase of 3.2% compared to the same period in the previous year.
According to figures from the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic, between the first half of 2017 and the same period in 2018, the country reported an increase in electricity consumption, rising from 5,200,849 thousand Kwh to 5,366,318 thousand Kwh.
According to the sector's union, in 2017 consumption of milk and its derivatives reached 212 liters per capita, 33% above the level recommended by international health agencies.
According to the National Chamber of Milk Producers (Caprole), growth in milk production recorded in the country in recent years, is explained by an increase in domestic demand and a rise in exports to Central America and the Caribbean.
In Nicaragua, retail companies estimate that the damages caused to their facilities and inventory, together with the drop in consumption, have already generated losses of $70 million.
In the same vien as the situation reported by companies in the tourism sector days ago, the Chamber of Commerce and Services of Nicaragua (CCSN) has reported that due to the crisis affecting the country, entrepreneurs engaged in commercial activities have recorded losses of approximately $10 million in their facilities, $26 million in damage to their inventories and $35 million in damages to consumption.
The union for the sector reports that from January to March of this year, they have exported 1,200 tons of beef, and this year they expect to sell abroad around $22 million worth.
According to authorities at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), during the first quarter of the year there have been good numbers in sales abroad, reporting average exports of 400 tons per month.
The main distributors have stated that the supply of cereals in supermarkets has been increasing in recent years.
Nacion.com reports that "...Each Costa Rican eats 1.2 kilograms of cereal a year, thus exceeding the consumption of this product by Mexicans, Colombians, Russians and even Japanese citizens."
Between January and June 2017, the region imported $67 million worth of fruit and vegetable juices, 5% more than was purchased in the same period in 2016.
Figures from the information system on the Fruit and Vegetable Juice Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
The trade association expects to close 2017 with a 3.3% annual growth, and projects a slight deceleration in this activity next year.
Retail activities this year could close with a relatively low growth of just 3.3%, driven in particular by sales of the subsectors of electrical and household products, food, beverages and tobacco, which recorded increases of over 4%.
The year-on-year growth of bank loans for consumption and investment reported up to November is attributed to a reduction in interest rates which occurred in the last four months.
From a statement issued by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic:
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (RBBB) in the interests of keeping economic agents and the general public informed, wishes to announce that the expansionary of monetary measures implemented from August 1of this year continues to have a positive impact on the monetary conditions of the economy. In relation to this, as interest rates have decreased and demand for credit has recovered,loans to the private sector in local currency show an increase of RD $44 billion in the four months since the adoption of the measures, which has given way to a year-on-year growth of private loans at the end of November of 11.1%.
The Panamanian economy remains bright because of its strong side, logistics, however as it stands today household consumption is not growing, mainly affected by a cumulative inflation of 38% in the last ten years.
There has been a notable increase in the prices of fundamental items in the family basket, such as housing, food, and education, which causes retraction in the acquisition of other goods and services."...The Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic revealed that in the second quarter of the year, retail trade fell by 1%, due to lower sales of automobiles, household goods and equipment, and pharmaceuticals, among other things. In particular, car sales up until August fell by 13% compared to the previous year."
Last year the estimated national production exceeded 639 million eggs, representing an increase of almost 10% compared to the figure registered in 2015.
Figures from the National Institute of Statistics show that egg production increased by slightly more than 2 million units between 2015 and 2016, also reflecting an increase in consumption of the product.