HotAirhttps://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2013/02/15/industrial-production-falls-in-january-consumer-sentiment-rises/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 11:42:49 -0400Industrial production falls in January, consumer sentiment rises<![CDATA[After last quarter&#8217;s surprise contraction, a number of voices arose to claim that the -0.1% figure was an anomaly, an artifact of government cutbacks that hid good news on business investment.  Democrats even called it &#8220;the best-looking contraction in US GDP you’ll ever see,&#8221; and predicted that the business investment in Q4 would pay dividends soon.]]>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:41:09 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2013/02/15/industrial-production-falls-in-january-consumer-sentiment-rises-n204742