The 0.6% m/m rise in manufacturing output in April was partly due to a rebound in the transportation equipment sector, but there are also signs that the AI buildout is beginning to support activity. With the US AI buildout likely to be relatively immune to higher global energy prices, we suspect that the manufacturing sector will hold up better than elsewhere in the coming months.
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