Cable raw materials (aluminum) weekly report (4.11-4.15)

1.
US retail sales in March were -0.
3% m/m vs.
0.
1% expected, and the previous reading was revised from -0.
1% to 0.
0%.

US retail sales (ex-automobiles) in March were 0.
2% m/m versus 0.
4% expected, and the previous reading was revised to 0.
0%
from -0.
1%.
US retail sales (ex-automobiles and gasoline) in March were 0.
1% m/m vs.
0.
3% expected, and the previous reading was revised to 0.
6%
from 0.
3%.

2.
US PPI in March was -0.
1% month-on-month, 0.
2% expected, -0.
2%
prior.
US PPI in March was -0.
1% y/y vs 0.
3% expected and 0.
0%
prior.
US core PPI in March was -0.
1% m/m vs 0.
1% expected and 0.
0%
prior.
US core PPI for March was 1% y/y vs 1.
3% expected and 1.
2%
prior.

3.
The US CPI in March was 0.
9% year-on-year, 1.
1% expected, and 1%
in the previous month.
US CPI in March was 0.
1% m/m vs 0.
2% expected vs.
-0.
2%
prior.
US core CPI for March was 2.
2% y/y vs 2.
3% expected and 2.
3%
prior.
US core CPI for March was 0.
1% m/m vs 0.
2% expected and 0.
3%
prior.

4.
Eurozone March CPI year-on-year final value of 0.
0%, expected -0.
1%, preliminary value revised from -0.
1% to -0.
2%.

Eurozone core CPI for March ended 1% y/y versus 1% expected and 1%
preliminary reading.
Eurozone CPI in March was 1.
2% m/m vs 1.
2% expected and 0.
2%
prior.

5.
China's March PPI was -4.
3% year-on-year, -4.
6% expected, and -4.
9%
in the previous month.
China's PPI rose 0.
5% m/m in March, its first rise since January 2014 and -0.
3%
in the previous month.
China's GDP in the first quarter was 6.
7% year-on-year, the slowest growth rate since the first quarter of 2009.
Expected 6.
7%, compared to 6.
8%
in the fourth quarter of last year.