Industrial production in the US rose by 0.5% in March, compared to a 1% increase in February, the Federal Reserve said. Analysts had expected the growth of the index by 0.3%. In the processing industry, output increased by 0.1%. The output of cars and parts to them grew by 2.7%, electronics - by 1%. At the same time, production of industrial equipment decreased by 0.4%. The decrease was also noted in the production of food and tobacco products - by 1.3%, clothing - by 1.1%, construction materials - by 0.3%. The output of consumer goods increased by 0.5%. Production in the defense and aerospace industries grew by 0.7%, in the municipal sector - by 3%, in the mining industry - by 1%. The volumes of drilling wells for oil and gas production increased by 4.1%.
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