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US Industrial Production Rises For 4th Straight Month In February
US Industrial Production Rises For 4th Straight Month In February
After a strong gain in January, US Industrial Production continued to expand in February, rising 0.2% MoM (better than expected +0.1%) - the fourth straight month of gains with Production up 1.44% YoY...
Source: Bloomberg
Manufacturing output also beat expectations, rising 0.2% MoM in February.
Durable manufacturing output edged up 0.1 percent, with mixed results across categories; the index for motor vehicles and parts posted the largest gain, and the index for machinery posted the largest loss.
Nondurable manufacturing output rose 0.2 percent, with...
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