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Activity data hold up despite disruptions

The data this week confirmed that retail sales rose strongly in September and industrial production suffered only modestly from hurricane and strike disruption, with our third-quarter GDP growth estimate still at 3.5% annualised. That said, with the full effects of those disruptions still to feed through, the data for October are likely to be weaker.

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