The Puerto Rico economy with its potential + 3 million consumers is mainly
driven by manufacturing (primarily pharmaceuticals, textiles, petrochemicals
and electronics) followed by the service industry (primarily finance,
insurance, real estate and tourism).
In
recent years, the territory has also become a popular destination for MICE
(meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions), with a modern convention
centre district overlooking the Port of San Juan.
The geography of Puerto Rico and its political status are
both determining factors on its economic prosperity. Its dependence on imports
is real.
In effect, at a global scale, Puerto Rico's dependency on oil for transportation and
electricity generation, as well as its dependency on food imports and raw
materials, makes Puerto Rico volatile and highly reactive to changes in the
world economy and climate.
The Puerto
Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA),
Spanish: Autoridad de Energía
Eléctrica (AEE) is an
electric power company and the government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico
responsible for electricity generation, power transmission, and
power distribution in Puerto Rico.
Telecommunications in Puerto Rico includes radio, television,
fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Puerto Rico has an operating budget of about US$9.8 billion with
expenses at about $10.4 billion; creating a structural deficit of $775 million
(about 7.9% of the budget).
The cost of living in Puerto Rico is high and has increased over the
past decade.
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