January's disappointing 0.4% m/m decline in manufacturing sales volumes suggest that industrial production might have struggled to rebound from December's decline. Thankfully, wholesale activity increased by 0.5% m/m, but even this was not enough to offset the previous month's drop. Together, the manufacturing and wholesale data point to modest January GDP growth of 0.1% m/m.
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