The 0.7% m/m drop in Brazilian industrial production was led by the auto sector, which may reflect supply shortages but also weakening demand following the end of emergency income support. With the surveys for this month deteriorating and car plants shutting amid the latest COVID-19 outbreak, the data for March and April are likely to be worse still.
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