WASHINGTON, D.C.: Output at US factories continued to rebound in October as oil refineries and petrochemical plants ramped up production after the severe disruption from Hurricane Harvey, according to data released Thursday.

The post-Harvey rebound fueled industrial production to its biggest one-month rise since April as factories made up for weeks in August and September when they sat idle as a result of the storm, according to the Federal Reserve report.

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