The U.S. central bank’s measure of the industrial sector is comprised of manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities. Output in the mining sector registered a 2 percent gain as oil and gas extraction “returned to normal levels” after the impact of Hurricane Nate in October, the Fed said. The manufacturing sector, which makes up about 12 percent of the nation’s economy, rose 0.2 percent last month following an upwardly revised 1.4 percent gain in October.