The much stronger than expected increase in manufacturing sales volumes in January is an encouraging start to the year, with the details reflecting stronger external demand and some resilience in domestic demand. Accordingly, the risks around our first-quarter GDP growth forecast of 1.0% annualised lie to the upside.
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