After falling for 3 of the last 4 months, and following Germany’s disastrous January print, US Industrial Production was expected to drop by 0.2% but yet again it disappointed, falling 0.3% MoM.
This means US Industrial Production has contracted year-over-year for 5 straight months.
- Utilities fell 4% in Jan. after falling 6.2% in Dec. (warm weather-related?)
- Mining rose 1.2% in Jan. after rising 1.5% in Dec.
In the manufacturing segment, production slipped 0.1% MoM, matching expectations, but is down year-over-year for the seventh straight month…
Finally, we note that Capacity Utilization slumped to 76.8%.
And this is before the impact of the virus had fully hit global supply chains.
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