Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Industrial production in the U.S. rose in January, led by higher utility output that was pushed up by colder-than-normal temperatures, a survey of economists indicated before a report today.
Some economists, such as Ethan Harris at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in New York, estimate that manufacturing, which makes up four-fifths of industrial output, fell as the economy slowed.
``We expect another lackluster month for production in January,'' said Mike Englund, chief economist at Action Economics LLC in Boulder, Colorado.
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