The 0.8% m/m rise in industrial production in May, driven by a 0.9% gain in manufacturing output, suggests that some of the shortages holding back production in recent months could have eased. But manufacturing output is still slightly below its pre-pandemic peak and continues to lag well behind the earlier resurgence in goods demand.
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