India, April 16 -- Reflecting a steep drop by utilities output, the Federal Reserve released a report on Wednesday showing U.S. industrial production decreased by slightly more than expected in the month of March.
The Fed said industrial production fell by 0.3 percent in March after climbing by an upwardly revised 0.8 percent in February.
Economists had expected industrial production to dip by 0.2 percent compared to the 0.7 percent increase originally reported for the previous month.
The modest pullback by industrial production came as utilities output plunged by 5.8 percent in March after slumping by 1.5 percent in February, as temperatures were warmer than is typical for the month.
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