Nov. Production Off 0.2% ; Capacity Use at 77.8%

Industrial production decreased 0.2% in November after an unrevised 0.7% jump in October, while capacity use slid to 77.8% from a revised 78.0% in October, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday.

The October capacity utilization rate was originally reported at 77.8%.

Economists expected production to fall 0.5% and 77.3% capacity use.

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