[colechristensen]

But it seems like the amount of stuff produced is going way down, not just selling or normal production runs.

[ac29]

At least in the US, GDP is at an all time high: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDP

Companies are making a lot and selling a lot, which is one of the drivers of stock market gains.

[eurasiantiger]

You can’t just look at an aggregate statistic and expect it to tell you something.

You need to analyse what all goes into it and how that has changed.