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Last Week's Data Releases U.S. Retail Sales, April 2013 U.S. retail and food services sales for April were $419.0 billion, an increase of 0.1 percent from the previous month, and 3.7 percent above April 2012. U.S. Producer Price Indexes, April 2013 The Producer Price Index for finished goods decreased 0.7 percent in April. Prices for finished goods fell 0.6 percent in March and increased 0.7 percent in February. Intermediate goods declined 0.6 percent, and the crude goods index moved down 0.4 percent. U.S. Industrial Production Indexes, April 2013 Industrial production decreased 0.5 percent in April after having increased 0.3 percent in March and 0.9 percent in February. U.S. Consumer Price Index, April 2013 The Consumer Price Index decreased 0.4 percent in April . Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.1. U.S. Housing Starts, April 2013 Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,017,000. This is 14.3 percent above the revised March rate of 890,000 and is 35.8 percent above the April 2012 estimate of 749,000. Regional Employment and Unemployment, April 2013 Indiana Household Employment, April 2013 Indiana Establishment Employment, April 2013 Total Employment Manufacturing Employment U.S. Index of Leading Economic Indicators, April 2013 The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® increased 0.6 percent in April to 95.0, following a 0.2 percent decline in March, and a 0.4 percent increase in February.