US factory output falls the most since 1946 as the coronavirus lockdown halts activity

New Balance Manufacturing output fell 6.3% in March, following a 0.1% decline in February, the Federal Reserve said in a Wednesday report. Total industrial production also fell 5.4% in March. Both figures posted their largest declines this month since 1946.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Tax Day is now July 15 -- this is what it's like to do your own taxes for the very first time See Also: There's only one person on the stimulus oversight panel policing the $2.2 trillion...