The latest reading fell from 1.67%, signaling softer factory output as markets gauge how cooling activity could influence Federal Reserve policy.
US industrial production rose 1.14% year over year in the latest reading, slowing from the prior 1.67%. The softer pace points to cooling factory activity in the United States at a time when markets are closely watching the Fed for clues on interest-rate policy. Industrial production is a closely watched measure of manufacturing and broader output, and a slowdown can feed into expectations for growth, inflation and the path of monetary policy.