STATE OF BUSINESS: Sparkling Signs

U.S. production, recovering all of its recession drop, is at a new high. The recovery has not only been faster than many an economist dared forecast a few months back, but has actually been faster than official figures showed. The Federal Reserve Board announced that overall industrial production in March rose to 147% of the 1947-49 average, a point more than the previous record of 146% in February 1957. The FRB also revised upward its February industrial output figure from 144%, as previously announced, to 145%. Most encouraging was the fact that the extra boost in production has come from...

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