Statistics released by the Federal Reserve on Thursday showed that US industrial output fell 0.3% last month. The economists surveyed had predicted that figure would drop by 0.2%. The growth rate of industrial production was also lowered to 0.3% in August, lower than the 0.8% forecast previously. In September, manufacturing output fell 0.4%, mining output fell 0.6%, but utility output increased 0.7%. The US industrial capacity utilization rate in September was 77.5%, down from 77.8% in August. The data shows that in the past 12 months, US industrial production capacity has increased by 1.2%.

Statistics released by the Federal Reserve on Thursday showed that US industrial output fell 0.3% last month. The economists surveyed had predicted that figure would drop by 0.2%. The growth rate of industrial production was also lowered to 0.3% in August, lower than the 0.8% forecast previously. In September, manufacturing output fell 0.4%, mining output fell 0.6%, but utility output increased 0.7%. The US industrial capacity utilization rate in September was 77.5%, down from 77.8% in August. The data shows that in the past 12 months, US industrial production capacity has increased by 1.2%.