Industrial production increased 0.3% in June, but fell at an annual rate of 1.4% for the second quarter of 2015. However, analysts were expecting smaller increase by 0.2%. In June, manufacturing output was unchanged: The output of motor vehicles and parts fell 3.7 percent, but production elsewhere in manufacturing rose 0.3 percent. The indexes for mining and utilities advanced 1.0 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively.
At 105.7 percent of its 2007 average, total industrial production in June was 1.5 percent above its year-earlier level. Capacity utilization for the industrial sector increased 0.2 percentage point in June to 78.4 percent, a rate that is 1.7 percentage points below its long-run (1972–2014) average, but above forecasts in remaing unchanged at 78.2 percent.
USD continues its uptrend after positive data. Euro is currently being traded few points above 1.0960 level, Sterling is slightly below 1.56 handle, while Aussie is around 0.7420 area.