the numbers industrial production rose 04 in september the federal reserve reported tuesday the gain was above economists’ expectations of a 01 gain according to a survey by the wall street journal output in august was revised to a slight decline of 01 from the initial estimate of a 02 fall capacity utilization rose to 803 in september from 801 in the prior month the capacity utilization rate reflects the limits to operating the nation’s factories mines and utilities key details manufacturing rose 06 in september after a 04 gain in the prior month the index for mining which includes oil and gas drilling rose 06 after being flat in august motor vehicles and parts output rose 1 after a 15 decline in the prior month excluding autos total industrial output increased 03 utilities output fell 03 in september after a sharp 33 drop in the prior month big picture after being the first sector to adjust to the pandemic manufacturing activity has been softening in recent months production rose at a 29 annual rate in the julyseptember quarter down from a 52 rate in the second quarter and a 47 rate in the first three months of the year orders are falling  in part on weaker global trade market reaction stocks djia spx were set to open higher on tuesday while the yield on the 10year treasury note tmubmusd10y slipped to 398 after rising above 4 earlier in the trading session