The stronger-than-expected 0.9% m/m rise in industrial production in January, driven by a 1% rise in manufacturing output, means that production is still lagging behind the recovery in goods consumption. Nevertheless, at 74.6% last month, manufacturing capacity utilisation has now nearly returned to the pre-pandemic rate of 75.2% a year earlier.
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