The stronger than expected 0.5% m/m rebound in January's GDP, which fully reversed December's weather-related contraction, suggests that bad weather had a smaller effect on first-quarter activity than previously thought. Accordingly, the risks to our GDP estimate of 1.5% annualised now lie somewhat to the upside.
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