Declining U.S. Industrial Production Signals Recession
Sep 10th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Politics & EconomicsEvery recession since the government started collecting the data back in the 1920s has been marked by a negative growth in industrial production. The Industrial Production Index measuring U.S. manufacturing, mining, electric and gas utilities, has been declining since January 2008 and just crossed back into negative territory.
Leading the fall has been the slump in new construction supplies, down 5.3% over the past year.
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