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Economic Update: Industrial Production & Capacity Utilization

The Federal Reserve reported that U.S. Industrial Production for the month of April was unchanged, which was below the consensus for a rise of +0.4%.

Prior Reports for comparison:

• March: +0.8%
  
• February: +0.1%
  
• January: +0.3%
  
• December: +0.8%
  
• November: +0.3%
  
• October: 0.0%
  
• September: -0.2%
  
• August: +0.2%
  
• July: +0.6%
  
• June: -0.1%
  
• May: +1.3%

The nation’s factories reported that Capacity Utilization came in at 76.9%, which was below the expectations for 77.6%

Prior Reports for comparison:

• March: 77.0%
  
• February: 76.9%
  
• January: 76.1%
  
• December: 76.0%
  
• November: 75.4%
  
• October: 74.8%
  
• September: 74.7%
  
• August: 74.8%
  
• July: 74.6%
  
• June: 74.1%
  
• May: 74.1%

 

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