Industrial production gained 0.1% in February, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.
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The production increase followed a revised 0.3% decrease in January, first reported as a 0.2% rise.
Capacity utilization slid in February to 78.9% from a revised 79.1% the previous month, first reported as 79.4%.
Economists polled by Thompson Reuters projected a 0.2% increase for industrial production and a 79.5% capacity utilization rate.
Manufacturing output was down 0.2% in February following a revised 0.3% decrease in January, first reported as a 0.2% gain.
Utilities' output climbed 1.3% in February after climbing a revised 7.3% in January, first reported as a 3.3% rise.
