Industrial production beats expectations as import prices add inflation pressure
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Factory output nearly doubled the forecast, but a 1.1% jump in import prices hands the inflation camp fresh ammunition ahead of the Fed's next move.
Industrial Production rose 0.7% versus 0.4% expected, with Capacity Utilization at 76.9% versus the 76.5% estimate. Import Prices increased 1.1% for the month, slightly above the 1.0% forecast. https://t.co/n2rVku46cY
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Factory output rose 0.7% in October, nearly twice what economists had forecast, with capacity utilization also exceeding expectations.
The production figure signals genuine industrial momentum, while import prices climbed 1.1% for the month, exceeding expectations.
That import price figure hands inflation hawks fresh evidence ahead of the Fed's next policy decision.
Investors must weigh a healthier factory sector against renewed cost pressures from abroad, forces that pull rate expectations in opposite directions.