Current Economic Trends
In January, industrial production, services production, facilities investment, construction investment,and retail sales decreased. In February, the economy experienced an increase in the number of jobsand consumer prices grew at a slower pace. In January, total production (down 2.7% m-o-m and down 3.5% y-o-y) fell, as industrial production(down 2.3% m-o-m and down 4.1% y-o-y), services production (down 0.8% m-o-m and down 0.9%y-o-y), construction (down 4.3% m-o-m and down 27.3% y-o-y) decreased. In January, retail sales (down 0.6% m-o-m and 0.0% y-o-y), facilities investment (down 14.2...
