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Oil and Gas Rebound Pushes US Factory Output Higher in November

Dec. 15, 2017
Also, output for makers of defense and space equipment rose 0.7%, reversing an October decline.

Output at U.S. factories drifted higher in November, marking the third straight month of gains as a post-hurricane rebound in oil and gas production continued, according to data released on Dec. 15.

But the pace of gains slowed sharply from October, when petrochemical plants and oil refineries roared to life after being idled by the late summer's back-to-back hurricanes.

November industrial production rose 0.2% from October, undershooting analyst expectations by a tenth of a point, according to the Federal Reserve.

The gain appeared smaller, however, after October's upward revision of three-tenths of a percentage point to 1.2% growth.

Oil and gas extraction returned to normal levels after being subdued in October by Hurricane Nate. According to the central bank, without this increase overall U.S. factory output would have been flat for the month.

Total industrial capacity in use posted a token tenth-of-a-point increase for the month, rising to 77.1% -- 3.4% above the level recorded a year ago and in line with analyst expectations, but still below its historical average.

Output for makers of defense and space equipment rose 0.7%, reversing an October decline and putting that index up in five of the past six months.

Production of primary metals pushed manufacturing output 0.2% higher, putting the sector up 2.4% above its year-ago level.

Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2017

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