U.S. industrial production and the consumer sector continue to show strong performances, reports ITR Economics in the July edition of its ITR Advisor.
Industrial production is benefiting from a resurgent mining sector, which has lagged the manufacturing and utilities components but is now buoyed by higher commodity prices. ITR expects mining, manufacturing and utilities to all rise over the next year, lifting the country’s industrial production levels.
The consumer sector has performed well in recent quarters in ITR’s assessment. The rate of growth for retail sales has surged recently and ITR expects that trend to continue. Consumer goods sales are supported by an increase in disposable personal income, and industries closely connected to the consumer will likely benefit from this trend.
In its analysis of various industries, ITR reports that U.S. wholesale trade for the year ending in May was up 3.9 percent, and average manufacturing production for the same 12-month period increased 0.5 percent.
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