US Industrial Production Doesn’t Match Retail Sales for May
US industrial production only increased by 1.4% in May
Skerdian Meta•Wednesday, June 17, 2020•1 min read
Yesterday, the US retail sales report for the month of May was released. Retail sales posted some major increase, both the core and the headline sales. That improved the sentiment for the US Dollar. But, the industrial production for the same month is not showing a big recuperation, after diving in the previous months due to the coronavirus lock-down. Below is the report:
May US industrial production data
- May industrial production +1.4% vs +3.0% expected
- April was -11.2% (revised to -12.5%) — record low since 1919
- Excluding cars and parts 0.0% vs -9.8% prior
- Manufacturing output +3.8% vs +4.6% expected
- Capacity utilization 64.8% vs 66.9% exp
- April capacity utilization 64.9% (revised to 64.0%)
This is a big contrast to the retail sales report. There’s nothing in the details that jumps out as a big skew. But I suppose the industrial production comes next, after the inventories have run dry due to the increase in retail sales last month. That said, this sector was near contraction even before the coronavirus, so don’t expect much in the near term.
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Skerdian is a professional Forex trader and a market analyst. He has been actively engaged in market analysis for the past 11 years. Before becoming our head analyst, Skerdian served as a trader and market analyst in Saxo Bank's local branch, Aksioner. Skerdian specialized in experimenting with developing models and hands-on trading. Skerdian has a masters degree in finance and investment.
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