April Industrial Production slightly disappoints – but only due to supply chain bottlenecks — NewDealdemocrat

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Industrial production is the King of Coincident Indicators, and is the one whose peaks and troughs most frequently mark the beginning and end of recessions. It had been bouncing back strongly, but in the last several months, has hit something of a snag....The good news for the near future is that these supply chain difficulties are going to be resolved, and as they are resolved, production can be expected to pick up swiftly, given the surge in demand. The important issue will be that the issues get resolved quickly enough so that there is not an episode of “stagnation” caused by resource constraints (a la the gas-fueled stagflation of the 1970s).  Angry BearApril Industrial Production slightly disappoints – but only due to supply chain bottlenecksNewDealdemocrat

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