Wall Street Journal (11/17/15) Harriet Torry; Josh Zumbrun

U.S. industrial production declined a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in October from September, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, capacity utilization declined from an upwardly revised 77.7% in September to 77.5% in October. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast industrial production would be flat in October and capacity utilization would be 77.5%.

Manufacturing output increased by 0.4% in October, and automotive production rose 0.8%. Mining output fell by 1.5%, and utilities retreated 2.5%.

Wall Street Journal (11/17/15) Anna Louie Sussman; Josh Mitchell

The consumer-price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in October from September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Excluding the volatile energy and food components core prices rose 0.2%, the same as in September. Both measures matched the forecasts of economists polled by the Wall Street Journal.

Compared with a year earlier, overall prices increased 0.2%, largely restrained by a 17.1% year-to-year decline in energy prices. Core prices were up 1.9% from a year earlier.