Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Capacity Utilization Is a Wash

August Industrial Production came in at 0.2%, in line with expectations, while the prior print of 1.0% was revised lower to 0.6%. Capacity Utilization missed consensus sllightly, coming in at 74.7% on consensus of 75%, with the previous reading also revised lower from 74.8% to 74.6%. Overall, no pick up in the economy can be traced across these two metrics, meaning the double dip continues.