The 0.4% m/m rise in industrial production in August lifted it back above its pre-pandemic peak, but was nevertheless weaker than we had expected and suggests that the industrial recovery is losing steam. With the Delta variant causing renewed disruption to global supply chains and Hurricane Ida weighing on oil production, a further slowdown looks likely in September.
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