Industrial production increased 0.1&nbsp ; percent in September after having been unchanged in August. Total industrial production in September was 1.9 percent above its year-earlier level.
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For the third quarter as a whole, industrial production rose at an annual rate of 4&nbsp ; percent, a pace that was 1/2&nbsp ; percentage point faster than in the previous quarter.
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Output in the manufacturing sector rose 0.1&nbsp ; percent in September after a decline of 0.4&nbsp ; percent in August. The output of utilities edged down 0.1&nbsp ; percent in September after a surge in August; the output at mines expanded 0.2&nbsp ; percent in September.
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Capacity utilization for total industry was unchanged, at 82.1 percent, a rate just 0.1&nbsp ; …