U.S. Industrial Production Rises in September

U.S. Industrial Production Rises in September

Oct 16, 2018

U.S. industrial production rose in September, according to data released on Tuesday.

The Federal Reserve reported that industrial output rose 0.3% last month after gaining 0.4% in August.

Economists had forecast industrial production rising 0.2%.

Meanwhile, manufacturing production increased 0.2% in September, in line with the previous month’s gain and consensus..

The report also showed that the capacity utilization rate, a measure of how fully firms are using their resources, held steady at 78.1% in September.

Economists had forecast it to rise to 78.2%.

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