US April industrial production up; markets unimpressed

Summary: US output expands in April; rise substantially less than expected; March figure revised up; capacity utilisation rate rises, still below January figure.   The Federal Reserve’s industrial production (IP) index measures real output from manufacturing, mining, electricity and gas company facilities located in the United States. These sectors are thought to be sensitive to consumer demand and so some leading indicators of GDP use industrial production figures as a...

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