Aggregate CPI Remains Flat In July, Industrial Production and Housing Starts Rise At Unexpected Rates
- The Consumer Price Index didn’t rise at all in July from the month prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. Nasdaq
- Industrial production rose an unexpected 0.7% as the headwinds of a strong dollar and low oil prices begin to fade. The Wall Street Journal
- Housing starts accelerated in July at a faster rate than the previous five months to 1.211 million annualized. Bloomberg