The recent acceleration in monthly GDP growth is being driven principally by a rebound in manufacturing output, as the temporary disruptions that hit autos production last fall start to ease. We still expect GDP growth to drop back later this year, however, as growth slows in the US and the rate of contraction in domestic housing investment worsens.
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