The 11.2% m/m fall in industrial production in April was bigger than at any point in the index’s 100-year history, including the Great Depression, the end of World War 2 and the Global Financial Crisis. Output will rebound from May onwards, as factories begin to reopen, but the early signs are that the recovery is set to be gradual.
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