U.S. economy showing signs of life by several measures

From USA TODAY:

U.S. industrial production rose in October at the fastest rate in three months. Factories made more trucks, electronics and business equipment, a sign that manufacturing is recovering after slowing this spring…

Industrial production has increased 13.4% since its trough in June 2009 although it remains 5.3% below its pre-recession peak, reached in September 2007…

The economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5% in the July-September quarter, the best quarterly performance in a year. Many economists project similar growth for the October-December quarter, a view bolstered by Tuesday’s report that retail sales rose in October for the fifth straight month…

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