U.S. Industrial Production Fell in March

By Jessica Coacci

U.S. industrial production fell in March, according to data published by the Federal Reserve.

Production fell by 0.5% last month, after increasing by an upwardly revised 0.7% in February. Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal expected the reading to remain unchanged.

Manufacturing activity ticked down by 0.1%, and output from utilities decreased by 2.3%. Mining output fell by 1.2%.

Industrial capacity utilization was 75.7% in March, lower than February's reading and the consensus estimate of 76.3%.

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