# US manufacturing rebound will stretch diesel supplies | Reuters

> A recovery in US manufacturing is expected to pull on diesel supplies, since US distillate stocks are very low after the downturn. Distillate consumption tracks the industrial cycle and freight activity.

- Date: 2023-10-05 · published 2023-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11718-us-manufacturing-rebound-will-stretch-diesel-supplies-reuters
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Rising industrial and freight demand would deplete inventories further and support diesel prices, which raises operating costs for feed transport.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-08-26 | [US Diesel Supplies Hit Record Low as Demand Season Looms - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18069-us-diesel-supplies-hit-record-low-as-demand-season-looms-bloomberg.md) | +11.5% | +15.5% |
| DIESEL | 2026-08-19 | [U.S. Refiners Capitalize as Buyers Vie for Shrinking Diesel Supply - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18075-u-s-refiners-capitalize-as-buyers-vie-for-shrinking-diesel-supply-wsj.md) | -6.3% | +17.9% |
| DIESEL | 2026-06-26 | [US diesel refining economics remain firm despite Iran war truce \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19002-us-diesel-refining-economics-remain-firm-despite-iran-war-truce-reuters.md) | -3.4% | +27.5% |
| DIESEL | 2021-06-18 | [US Trucking Boom Contributes to Rising Demand for Diesel - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46789-us-trucking-boom-contributes-to-rising-demand-for-diesel-tt.md) | +4.7% | +2.0% |
| DIESEL | 2018-05-18 | [Here’s why diesel prices are aiming for record highs - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65187-here-s-why-diesel-prices-are-aiming-for-record-highs-marketwatch.md) | -1.0% | -9.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-manufacturing-rebound-will-stretch-diesel-supplies-kemp-2023-10-05/

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