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9:15am 02/16/05 U.S. DEC. INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT REVISED DOWN 0.7% VS. 0.8%
9:15am 02/16/05 U.S. JAN. CAPACITY UTILIZATION 79.0% VS. 79.1% IN DEC.
9:15am 02/16/05 U.S. JAN. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION UNCHANGED

U.S. industrial production was unchanged in January after a gain of 0.7 percent in December, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
Capacity utilization fell 0.1 percentage point, to 79.0 percent, the Fed said.
Economists were expecting output to rise 0.3 percent and capacity utilization to increase to 79.3 percent.

Dados EUA: Industrial Production: 0.0% (esp:0.3%); Capacity Utilization: 79.0% (esp: 79.3%)

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8:30am 02/16/05 U.S. JAN. SINGLE-FAMILY STARTS AT RECORD 1.760 MLN
8:30am 02/16/05 U.S. JAN. HOUSING STARTS AT 21-YEAR HIGH
8:30am 02/16/05 U.S. DEC. HOUSING STARTS REVISED UP TO 2.063 MLN
8:30am 02/16/05 U.S. JAN. BUILDING PERMITS UP 1.7% TO 2.105 MLN RATE
8:30am 02/16/05 U.S. JAN. HOUSING STARTS UP 4.7% TO 2.159 MLN RATE

U.S. Jan housing starts rise to 2.16 mln, 21-year high
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - New construction on U.S. houses unexpectedly rose by 4.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.159 million, the Commerce Department estimated Wednesday.
It's the highest level of new construction in nearly 21 years.
Construction of new single family homes climbed 2.7 percent to a record 1.760 million annual rate, the government said.
December's construction rate was revised higher to 2.069 million from 2.004 million estimated a month ago.
Most economists expected a decline in new construction in January to about 1.93 million.