This year's surprising strength in new auto sales bodes well for first-quarter consumption, which could have risen by as much as 5% annualised. Even if sales faltered a little towards the end of the current quarter, consumption growth would still probably exceed the nearly 3% recorded in the fourth quarter of last year.
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