The 0.5% m/m increase in Brazilian industrial production in September only partly reversed the steep fall in August and means that the sector still contracted by around 1.0% q/q in Q3 as a whole. The good news is that the temporary headwinds that pulled down production in the third quarter are already starting to fade, and the manufacturing PMI for October adds to evidence that conditions are improving.
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