The support to industrial production from the end of major supply chain disruption has run its course. And while the drop in gas prices over the past year could give a boost to some firms, output expectations in the most energy-intensive sectors are falling. With overall demand for manufactured goods in decline, all of this supports our view that industrial activity will contract in the second half of the year.
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