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U.S. Dec. hi-tech production up 2.2%
U.S. Dec. manufacturing output up 0.7%
U.S. Dec. motor vehicle and parts production up 2.6%
U.S. Dec. capacity utilization rises to 81.8%
U.S. Dec. industrial production up 0.4% vs. flat forecast

ECONOMIC REPORT: U.S. December industrial production rises 0.4% ; Motor vehicle and parts, hi-tech post strong gains
By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch Last Update: 9:24 AM ET Jan 17, 2007

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. industrial production rose by an overall 0.4% in December, as the high-technology and motor-vehicle industries posted strong output for the month, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
Output in November was revised to drop by 0.1%, down from the initial estimate of a 0.2% gain.
Manufacturing output rose by 0.7% in December after being flat in November and declining by 0.6% in October.
Over the past year, industrial production has risen 3%.
The increase was greater than expected. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected production would be flat in December.
Production of motor vehicles and parts rose 2.6% in December after rising 3.4% in November.
High-technology output rose 2.2%.
Business-equipment production posted a 1.6% gain in December.
The production of information-processing equipment rose 1.2%.
The output of construction supplies rose by 0.2%.
Output at mines rose in December, the Fed said. Mine production rose by 0.8%. Utility production fell 2.6%.
Capacity utilization rose slightly in December to 81.8% from 81.6% in November.
Manufacturing capacity utilization rose slightly to 80.4%.
Capacity utilization at mines rose to 91.3% from 90.7%.