U.S. manufacturing production increases by most in 10 months

Shobhana Chandra

01/18/2019

UNITED STATES manufacturing output rose 1.1 percent from November to December. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/TY WRIGHT

NEW YORK - United States factory production expanded in December by the most in 10 months, ending the year stronger than expected thanks to a surge in motor-vehicle output and gains across a range of other goods. Manufacturing output rose 1.1 percent from the prior month after an upwardly revised 0.1 percent rise, Federal Reserve data…

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