- Prior -2.4%
Excluding energy and construction, industrial output increased by 2.6% in January relative to last December. That is helped by an increase in production for intermediate goods (+3.3%), capital goods (+2.4%), and consumer goods (+0.5%). Energy production was seen down by 0.4% while construction output was up 0.5%.
This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.
