April's survey of manufacturers showed that sales fell sharply, down 1.3% m/m, primarily due to disruptions in auto production, caused by parts supply shortages from Japan. Taking into account an even larger decline in sales volumes than we had anticipated, we estimate that monthly GDP may have fallen by 0.1% m/m in April.
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