The 0.8% m/m plunge in industrial production last month was almost entirely due to the strike at GM and a weather-related fall in utilities output. With the strike now over, and much of the country hit with record-low temperatures in recent days, we expect both will rebound strongly this month. Stripping away those temporary factors, underlying manufacturing activity remains weak, but at least doesn’t appear to be getting much worse.
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