Green Book Oct 2019
The Greenbook: Current economic trends
Manufacturing fell in August, while services, consumption, construction investment and facilities investment improved. Industrial production rose 0.5 percent from the previous month in August backed by services (up 1.1% up 1.2%, m-o-m). Manufacturing (up 2.8% down 1.4%, m-o-m) went down. Retail sales (down 0.9% up 3.9%, m-o-m) and construction investment (down 3.4% up 0.3%, m-o-m) improved in August, facility investment remaining strong (up 2.1% up 1.9%, m-o-m). Exports declined 11.7 percent year-on-year in September, slowing down for a 10th consecutive month, as global economies remai...
