Current Economic Trends
In May, industrial production, services production, retail sales, facilities investment, and constructioninvestment all decreased. In June, job growth increased and consumer prices growth slowed down. In May, total production fell (down 0.7% m-o-m and up 2.2% y-o-y), as industrial production (down 1.2%m-o-m and up 3.5% y-o-y), construction production (down 4.6% m-o-m and down 3.8% y-o-y) andservices production (down 0.5% m-o-m and up 2.3% y-o-y) all decreased. In May, retail sales (down 0.2% m-o-m and down 3.1% y-o-y), facilities investment (down 4.1% m-o-m anddown 5.1% y-o-y), and con...
