Current Economic Trends
In March, industrial production increased while services production, retail sales, facilitiesinvestment, and construction investment declined. In April, the increase in the number of employedpersons widened and consumer price growth maintained its pace. In March, total production (up 0.9% m-o-m and up 1.3% y-o-y) rose, as industrial production (up 2.9%m-o-m and up 5.3% y-o-y) increased although construction (down 2.7% m-o-m and down 14.7% y-o-y)and services production (down 0.3% m-o-m and up 0.7% y-o-y) decreased. In March, retail sales (down 0.3% m-o-m and up 1.5% y-o-y), facilities i...
