US: Industrial Production expands by 0.4% in June vs. 0.7% expected

Industrial Production in US grew at a softer pace than expected in June.
US Dollar Index stays in the positive territory above 92.50.

Eren Sengezer FXStreet

Industrial Production in the United States expanded by 0.84 on a monthly basis in June, the US Federal Reserve reported on Thursday. This reading followed May's growth of 0.7% and came in slightly weaker than the market expectation for an increase of 0.7%.

Additional takeaways

"In June, manufacturing output edged down 0.1%, as an ongoing shortage of semiconductors contributed to a decrease of 6.6% in the production of motor vehicles and parts."

"For the second quarter as a whole, total industrial production rose at an annual rate of 5.5%."

"Capacity utilization for the industrial sector rose 0.3 percentage point in June to 75.4%."

Market reaction

The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to these figures and was last seen rising 0.22% on the day at 92.56.

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Eren Sengezer

FXStreet

As an economist at heart, Eren Sengezer specializes in the assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts of macroeconomic data, central bank policies and political developments on financial assets.

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