*U.S. Mar industrial production +0.7%; manufacturing +0.8%
*U.S. Mar factory output ex-autos +0.8%; autos +0.2%
*U.S. capacity use: Mar 75.4%; Feb revised to 74.9% from 74.8%
*U.S. Mar excl high-tech +0.7%; excl high-tech mfg +0.7%
*U.S. Mar utilities output +1.6%; mining -1.6%
*U.S. Mar consumer gds output +0.6%; construction supplies +1.2%
*U.S. Mar business equip output +0.1%; materials +0.9%
*U.S. Feb industrial production revised to +0.3% from +0.4%
Washington, April 16 (OsterDowJones) - U.S. industrial output increased 0.7% in March, the third consecutive increase, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday. The capacity utilization rate increased to 75.4%.
March's industrial production data was above analysts predictions surveyed by OsterDowJones, which projected a 0.5% gain, and above capacity utilization data, which was projected as 75.1%.