According to the Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos (DIGESTYC), the consumer price index as of july 2022 was 124.99, registering a monthly variation of 0.42%, being lower with respect to june of this year.

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) projects that of the group formed by Central America, El Salvador will grow 2.5% in 2022, as announced today in its annual report "Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022: dynamics and challenges of investment to promote a sustainable and inclusive recovery".

Most people have the dream of owning their own car. However, the acquisition of a vehicle implies a high expense, so there are people who choose to buy a used car. Besides being more economical, used vehicles have the advantage of lower depreciation compared to a new car.

The President of the Banco Central de Reserva (BCR), Douglas Rodriguez, informed this morning that family remittances from january to july 2022 reported a total of US$4,416 million with an increase of 3.3%, or US$141 million more compared to the same period of 2021.

The Transporte de Inteligencia website, reports that shipping lines have initially been facing large increases in fuel costs; however, bunker prices have stabilized at a higher level and are not expected to exert significant pressure on rate increases in the second half of 2022.

The result is a drop in shipping demand and large rate reductions the second quarter and into the beginning of the third quarter. Worldwide headhaul rates are down 152 points year-on-year, however, this is still 249 points higher than their pre-pandemic level.

As part of the work agenda of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Adriana Mira, in Honduras, on August 12, she participated in a meeting with the executive secretary of the National Investment Council of the neighboring country, Jackie Foglia, in order to give renewed impetus to the economic relations between both nations.

The President of the Cámara Salvadoreña de Pequeños y Medianos Productores Agropecuarios (CAMPO), Luis Treminio, said this morning that projections show that the food demand for basic grains, will not be covered this year because the planting this year has been less than that of 2021 and one of the influential factors has been the high cost of agricultural inputs.

The minister of Housing, Michelle Sol, informed this morning that together with the Fondo Social para la Vivienda (FSV), they have invested US$500 million to benefit 33,000 families with credits, contributions for construction or improvement, deeds, and resettlement.

The Ministry of Finance (MH) indicated that the collection of Income Tax (ISR) accumulated US$1,909.7 million in the period from january to july 2022.