Current Economic Trends
In June, total industrial production, retail sales, and facility investment increased. In July, employmentgrowth accelerated, while consumer price growth slowed from the previous month. In June, output increased in industrial sector (up 6.4% m-o-m and up 5.8% y-o-y), services (up 0.7% m-o-mand up 5.3% y-o-y) and construction (up 4.1% m-o-m and down 4.0% y-o-y), resulting in an increase in totalindustrial production (up 2.3% m-o-m and up 4.2% y-o-y). The cyclical indicator of the coincident composite index for June rose by 0.5 points and the cyclicalindicator of the leading composite in...
