A manufacturing production nos USA more than expected in April fell in April, pressured by auto industry.
A production in industry He retreated 0.4% last month, after a revised gain over 0.4% in March, said the Federal Reserve This Thursday (15).
Economists consulted by Reuters predicted that production would fall 0.2%, after an increase of 0.3% previously reported in March.
Na annual comparisonthere was an increase of 1.2% in April. The change in tariff policy do US President Donald Trumprepresents a significant obstacle to the manufacturewhich accounts for 10.2% of the economy and strongly depends on imported raw materials.
Trump defended tariffs as necessary to revive the base industrial of the USAbut economists say it is impossible to take the factories that moved abroad back to the country, citing the high production costs and from labor as one of the challenges.
The production of motor vehicles e parts It dropped 1.9% last month, after increasing in the previous two months, probably because the automakers tried to anticipate the tariffs. You Vehicle Manufacturers Automotores warned that tariffs will significantly reduce the profit This year.
The production of durable goods fell 0.2% and that of non -durable goods decreased 0.6%, with most sectors registering falls.
The production of mining Fell 0.3%after registering strong gains in the previous two months. The production of public services He advanced 3.3%after two consecutive monthly falls.
A industrial production General was unchanged after decreasing 0.3% in March. In April, she increased by 1.5% in the annual comparison.
