US DATA: Feb Ind Production +0.1% for 72.7% Cap-Utilization. In
production, mfg -0.2% and was “likely held down somewhat by winter
storms in the NE”; Utilities +0.5%, and Mining +2% in a second outsized
gain. But mfg output was led by -0.4% in consumer goods where autos were
-4.4%, perhaps also reflecting slack demand.