Real gross domestic product (GDP) edged up 0.1% in November, offsetting most of the decline in October. Increases in 15 of 20 industrial sectors more than offset notable declines in the mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction and transportation and warehousing sectors, influenced partly by disruptions in rail transportation service and crude oil pipeline transportation. Goods-producing industries edged up 0.1% after posting declines in September and October, while services-producing industries also edged up 0.1%. On a three-month rolling average basis, GDP was up 0.1%, down from a 0.2% increase in October. A ... (full story)