Production of motor vehicles and electronics fell sharply in August and is well below pre-pandemic levels. This isn’t mainly due to weaker demand, which has moderated but remains healthy. Instead, it seems to be driven by mounting material shortages. Those shortages will probably persist for a while yet, posing a downside risk to our upbeat forecasts for 2022 GDP growth.
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