P209 CEEFAX 209  Fri 15 Apr  21:11/37
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      US DAT— PROVIDE      
   I   FEW INDICATORS       
 
  US industrial production rose 8.5%  
  in March after a re6ised 0.6% rise  
  in February.                        
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  US industry operated at 83.6% of    
  capacity last month, compared with  
  a rate of 83.4% in February.        
  
  $hj increases were in line with the 
  consensus forecast of Wall Street   
  economists.                         
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  Anblysts said the data pointed to   
  first-quarter growth in the US of   
  around 3.5%, but that the figures   
  offered little insight into future  
  US policy direction.                
 
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