Current Economic TrendsOverview Mining manufacturing and services rose in March while retail sales, facility investment and construction investment declined. Employment continued to increase in April and consumer prices rose at a faster pace. Industrial production rose 1.5 percent month-on-month in March as mining manufacturing (up 1.3%, m-o-m and up 3.7%, y-o-y) and services (up 1.5%, m-o-m and up 3.7%, y-o-y) increased. Retail sales (down 0.5%, m-o-m and up 2.3%, y-o-y), facility investment (down 2.9%, m-o-m and down 6.0%, y-o-y) and construction investment (down 0.3%, m-o-m and down 7.3%, y-o-y) all decre...