This followed a 0.4% gain in November.

The output of service-producing industries edged up 0.1% in December, as increases in real estate and rental and leasing, the public sector and finance and insurance more than offset declines in wholesale and retail trade. The output of service-producing industries rose every month in 2017.

Goods-producing industries edged down 0.1% in December, following 1.0% growth in November. Declines in the manufacturing and construction sectors more than offset higher output from mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.