The 0.3% m/m decline in manufacturing output is probably a sign that Omicron-related employee absenteeism was already weighing on output by the end of last year. We expect an even bigger hit in January but, assuming that the surge in infections peaks soon, any losses in output should be fully reversed in February and March.
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