Dec. 16 (Reuters) – Industrial production in the United States rose less sharply than expected, official statistics show on Thursday.
The Federal Reserve reported a 0.5% rise in industrial production last month after rising 1.7% (revised) in October.
Economists polled by Reuters on average expected an increase of 0.7%.
Manufacturing output increased 0.7% in November after advancing 1.4% in October (revised figure).
(Valentine Baldassari report, edited by Sophie Louet)
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