U.S. factory output increase led by auto industry

U.S. factories increased output in August by largest amount in eight months, helped by a robust month at auto plants, according to an article by the Associated Press.

Automakers increased production 5.2 percent, after a 4.5 percent decline in July. Overall manufacturing production rose 0.7 percent in August – the largest increase since December – up from a 0.4 percent dip in July.

According to an article by the Kansas City Business Journal, President Barack Obama will visit Ford Motor Co.’s Kansas City assembly plant Sept. 20.

Read more at the AP.