The muted 0.4% m/m increase in industrial production in August wasn’t quite as bad as it looks, with Hurricane Laura causing a temporary 2.5% m/m drop off in mining production and the return to seasonal temperatures reduced the demand for AC to normal levels, resulting in a 0.4% m/m drop back in utilities output.
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