Current Economic Trends
In June, industrial production, services production, retail sales, and facilities investment increased,while construction investment decreased. In July, job growth increased and consumer prices growthslightly speeded up. In June, total production fell (down 0.1% m-o-m and up 0.5% y-o-y), as construction production declined(down 0.3% m-o-m and down 4.6% y-o-y), while industrial production (up 0.5% m-o-m and up 3.8%y-o-y) and services production (up 0.2% m-o-m and up 0.5% y-o-y) increased. In June, retail sales (up 1.0% m-o-m and down 3.6% y-o-y) and facilities investment (up 4.3% m-o-ma...
