Industrial production was unchanged in October, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
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The flat reading followed a revised 0.2% drop in September, first reported as a 0.1% increase.
Capacity utilization dipped to 75.3% in October from an unrevised 75.4% the previous month.
Economists polled by Thomson Reuters projected a 0.2% gain in industrial production and a 75.5% capacity utilization rate.
Manufacturing output was up 0.2% in October, following a 0.2% gain in September.
Utilities' output fell 2.6% after decreasing 3.0% in September, while mining was up 2.1% after a 0.4% decline the month before.
