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Economic focus: US auto sector to weigh on manufacturing
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Report summary
The US automotive sector has enjoyed strong growth in the past five years, but a plateau has been reached. Passenger vehicle demand is unlikely to increase further. Production will likely decline, dragged lower by excess inventories, as well as migration of assembly lines to Mexico by manufacturers such as Ford. This will weigh on total US manufacturing, which has been supported by the automotive sector.
Table of contents
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US Autos: from boom to gloom?
- What does this mean for vehicle production?
- Implications for manufacturing
- Economic indicators
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- US passenger vehicle sales
- US auto inventory to sales ratio
- US consumer credit: vehicle loans outstanding
- USA Purchasing Managers' Indices
- Eurozone Purchasing Managers' Indices
- Japan Purchasing Managers' Indices
- China Purchasing Managers' Indices
- Industrial production
- Industrial production
- Consumer Sentiment Index (3-month moving avg.)
- Consumer Sentiment Index (3-month moving avg.)
- 10-year government bond yields (%)
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