GREAT BARRINGTON, MA—Industrial production rose 1.6 percent in December, following a gain of 0.5 percent in November and 1.0 percent in October, reports the American Institute of Economic Research.

WASHINGTON, DC--U.S. manufacturers' output fell 0.4 percent in March, led by a large step-down in the production of motor vehicles and parts, the Federal Reserve announced last week. Factory output aside from motor vehicles and parts moved down 0.2 percent. For the first quarter as a whole, industrial production rose at an annual rate of 1.5 percent.