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Activity & Spending (Aug)

The weakness in August comes as no surprise, at least to us, given the disruptions to activity last month as a result of the Victory Day parade preparations and Tianjin blast. The bigger picture is that with these disruptions now fading and credit growth and infrastructure spending accelerating, we continue to see some upside to economic activity over the coming months. 

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