Last year the country received $5.65 billion in family remittances, which is 5% more than the amount reported in 2018.
In 2019, the central zone of the country received 36.6% of total remittances, equivalent to $2,069.7 million, followed by the eastern zone with 32.1%, or $1,811 million.
From January to September 2019, the country received $671 million in foreign direct investment, 6% more than in the same period in 2018.
Figures from the Bank of Guatemala show that between the first nine months of 2018 and the same period in 2019, foreign direct investment (FDI) that reached the country increased by $39 million, from $671 million to $632 million.
In Panama, 1.035 million gallons of fuel were sold from January to November 2019, and demand for 95-octane gasoline grew by 7% over the same period in 2018.
The General Comptroller of the Republic reported that during the first eleven months of 2019, gasoline consumption in the country, which includes 91 and 95 octane gasoline, reached 309 million gallons, 3% more than in the same period of the previous year.
Trade and vehicle repair were the activities that, during November 2019, explained the 3.4% year-on-year variation in the IMAE.
In November last year, the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (IMAE) slowed down for the second consecutive month, from 4.3% to 3.7% between September and October, and in the eleventh month it fell to 3.4%, reported the Bank of Guatemala.
In Costa Rica, the price indexes of buildings and social interest housing registered in December of last year, year-on-year variations of -1.03% and -0.53%, respectively.
From the National Institute of Statistics and Census statement:
Construction activity in the country continues to decline, since between January and November last year, $1072 million were reported in new construction, additions and repairs, 13% less than the same period in 2018.
The last report of the General Comptroller of the Republic, explains that in November this year the cost of new construction, additions and repairs totaled $56 million, which is 47% less than that reported in the same month of 2018.
In the first ten months of 2019, premiums of $1,265 million were subscribed in the country, 2% more than reported in the same period of the previous year, a rise that is less than the 5% year-on-year variation reported up to October 2018.
According to the last report of the General Comptroller of the Republic, between the first ten months of 2018 and the same period of 2019, fire and multi-risk insurance premiums recorded a 12% increase.
Last year, family remittances sent to Guatemala totaled $10.508 million, 13% more than what was reported in 2018.
According to the latest figures from the Bank of Guatemala, in December 2019 the country received remittances of $941 million, an amount that exceeds by 12% the $843 million registered in the same month in 2018.
Salvadoran authorities estimate that the income left by tourists who visited the country last year reached $1.777 billion, 16% more than that registered in 2018.
Estimates made by the Ministry of Tourism (MITUR) indicate that between 2018 and 2019 the number of tourists visiting El Salvador increased by nearly 4% from 2.5 million to 2.6 million.
Up to October 2019, sales abroad totaled $611 million, exceeding by 5% the amount reported for the same period in 2018.
The most recent figures of the General Comptroller of the Republic, detail that between January and October 2018 and the same period in 2019 exports reported a rise, going from $584 million to $611 million.
After the Monthly Index of Economic Activity reported a 5.2% year-on-year increase in October 2019, the change was 5.5% in November last year.
For November 2019, the economic activities with the highest incidence in the behavior exhibited during the period are Free Zones (13.8%), Construction (10.6%), Financial Services (8.9%), Other Services Activities (7.2%), Trade (6.3%), Energy and Water (5.7%), Transport and Storage (5.8%) Real Estate Activities (4.9%), and Agriculture and Livestock (4.7%), explains the report of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic.
Between January and November, electricityconsumption reached 9,794 GWh, a 3% increase over the same period in 2018.
The report of the Wholesale Market Manager (AMM) indicates that 428 GWh were exported to Mexico and 1,521 GWh to the regional market (Mer). Sales to both destinations, in relation to last year, suffered 25.2% and 8.1% drop, respectively.
Because of the tension between the productive sector and the government, coupled with the lack of official statistics from the Central Bank, some companies in Nicaragua have chosen to stop providing information to the authorities.
In an attempt to hide the complicated economic situation, the country is going through, local authorities have not published information on the Monthly Economic Activity Index since February 2019, when the year-on-year drop was 7.5%. This prevents businessmen from making decisions based on the real situation of the economy.
During the third quarter of the year, constant GDP totaled $10.731 million, 3% more than that reported for the same period in 2018.
Of the activities related to the domestic economy had a positive performance in this quarter, transport and communications, government services, electricity, trade, financial intermediation, private health and education, reported the General Comptroller of the Republic.
From January to October 2019, Honduras' foreign sales totaled $3,502 million, 4.8% less than in the same period of 2018.
The drop-in exports derives from the decline in shipments abroad of goods such as coffee, bananas, palm oil and zinc, which were affected in part by lower international prices.
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