U.S. Industrial Production Rose 0.1% In May
U.S. industrial production rose 0.1% in May. Consensus was at 0.2%, April reading was at 0.0%. On year level industrial production is up 5.9%.
Archive for June 15th, 2011
June Empire State Manufacturing At -7.8
Empire State Manufacturing General Business Conditions Index for June came out at -7.8 vs. 12.0 consensus and prior reading of 11.9.
Ugly looking chart.
Daily Reading – Tuesday, June 15, 2011
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U.S. Consumer Price Index Rose 0.2% In May
U.S. consumer price index rose 0.2% in May vs. 0.1% consensus and April reading of 0.4%. On year level CPI inflation is running at 3.6%.