The healthy rebound in both manufacturing and wholesale sales in February was expected given the end of seasonal retooling at various automakers, and supports the view that GDP edged higher that month. Possible further gains in energy and primary metal production should have sustained that momentum in March, although the tick down in the S&P Global Manufacturing PMI is a worry.
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