Current Economic Trends
In September, services production, facilities investment, and construction investment increased,while industrial production and retail sales declined. In October, the number of employed personsincreased and consumer price rose at a faster pace. In September, total production went up (up 1.0% m-o-m and up 6.7% y-o-y), driven by increases in theconstruction sector (up 11.4% m-o-m and down 4.3% y-o-y) and services sector (up 1.8% m-o-m and up6.2% y-o-y), despite a decline in the industrial sector (down 1.2% m-o-m and up 11.6% y-o-y). In September, facilities investment increased (up 12.7%...
