Industrial production rose 0.5% in June, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
The increase in production at factories, mines and utilities followed a 0.2% downturn in May.
The increase was more than the 0.1% gain forecast by economists, Bloomberg reported.
Manufacturing, which accounts for about four-fifths of industrial production, rose 0.2% from the previous month. The share of industrial capacity in useÌýrose to 79.9%, from 79.6%.
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