Economic Data for Thursday, June 15, 2000
Weekly Jobless Claims = -16k to 296k
dol.gov
In the week ending June 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 296,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 312,000. The 4-week moving average was 295,750, an increase of 4,500 from the previous week's revised average of 291,250.
Industrial Production for May = +0.4%
Capacity Utilization = 82.1%
bog.frb.fed.us
Industrial production increased 0.4 percent in May after having risen 0.7 percent in both March and April. The output of utilities increased 1.4 percent, while output for both manufacturing and mining increased 0.3 percent. At 144.2 percent of its 1992 average, industrial production in May was 5.8 percent higher than in May 1999. The rate of capacity utilization for total industry held steady at 82.1 percent, a level about even with the 1967-99 average. |
