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Industrial Production Jumps 0.5 Pct - Fed Friday August 15, 9:19 am ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. industrial output in July posted its biggest gain since January, boosted by a big gain in utilities output and a third straight monthly rise in factory activity, the Federal Reserve said on Friday. Production at factories, mines and utilities jumped a larger-than-expected 0.5 percent, the Fed said, its biggest rise since January's 0.7 percent gain. Firms also ran at a faster 74.5 percent of full capacity in July, up from 74.2 percent in June. Wall Street analysts had expected production to post a...

DATA SNAP: US Indus Production Edges Up In June . ======================================================== . !Surprise: No ! . June May !Trend: Mfg ! Industrial Production: +0.1% +0.1% ! Output Stable ! Capacity Utilization 74.3% 74.3% !Consensus: ! . !Ind Prod: Unch ! . !Capacity: 74.3% ! ======================================================== By Rebecca Christie Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--U.S. industrial output edged up in June and capacity use was unchanged, suggesting the manufacturing sector may have stabilized but hasn't yet begun a sure recovery. Industrial production rose 0.1% last month, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. This followed a 0.1% rise in May, unrevised from...

DATA SNAP: US Industrial Production Edges Up In May . ======================================================== Industrial Production !Surprise: No ! . May Apr !Trend: Mfg ! Industrial Production: +0.1% -0.6%r ! Output Stable ! Capacity Utilization 74.3% 74.3%r !Consensus: ! . !Ind Prod: Unch ! . !Capacity: 74.4% ! ======================================================== WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--U.S. industrial output edged up in May and capacity use was unchanged, adding to evidence that the manufacturing sector may have started to stabilize. Industrial production rose 0.1% last month, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday. This followed a 0.6% drop in April, revised from an initial estimate of a 0.5% fall. Capacity...