GM's 40-day strike drives the biggest drop in US factory output since April

US factory output plunged the most since April as the 40-day General Motors strike pulled the metric lower.
Manufacturing output dropped 0.6% in October, according to a Friday release from the Federal Reserve.
Factory output of motor vehicles and related parts dropped 7.1% last month. Excluding the motor vehicles sector, US factory production only fell 0.1%.
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US factory output plummeted the most since April as the 40-day General Motors strike