Real gross domestic product rose for the fifth time in six months, up 0.4% in November. The increase in November came mainly from higher output in manufacturing, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, finance and insurance and construction.

Goods-producing industries rose by 0.9%, almost offsetting a 1.0% decline in October. There were increases in output in manufacturing, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction and construction. The utilities and the agriculture and forestry sectors declined.

Service-producing industries were up 0.2%, mainly due to finance and insurance, retail trade, and transportation and warehousing. There was a decline in real estate and rental and leasing, while wholesale trade edged down.