-- 3月工業生產年減0.5%，2月則成長0.7%。其中，製造業生產整體下降0.1%，但若剔除汽車及零件生產3.7%的降幅，則成長0.1%。 公用事業產出下降2.3%，主要受電力和天然氣產量下降的影響；採礦業產出下降1.2%。 紐約聯邦儲備銀行4月份的商業領袖指數（衡量服務業狀況的指標）從3月份的-22.6升至-14.0，顯示該行業仍在萎縮，但萎縮速度有所放緩。其他服務業數據將在未來幾週內公佈。 費城聯邦儲備銀行4月份的製造業指數從3月的18.1上升至26.7，此前紐約州聯邦儲備銀行的製造業指數在同月有所改善。 截至4月11日當週，首次申請失業救濟人數減少1.1萬人，至20.7萬人，但四周平均數上升500人，至20.975萬人，連續第二週增長。 截至4月4日當週，投保申請人數增加3.1萬人，至181.8萬人，但四周移動平均值為2024年6月1日當週以來的最低水準。 截至4月10日當週，天然氣庫存增加590億立方英尺，至1.97兆立方英尺，較上年同期成長6.8%，較過去五年同期季節性平均高出5.8%。
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