WASHINGTON—U.S. manufacturing output climbed past its prerecession peak this fall, suggesting the American economy is on solid footing despite growing signs of weakness abroad.

Factory output climbed 1.1% in November, the Federal Reserve said Monday, while October’s figure was revised up to a 0.4% gain from a previously reported 0.2% increase. The revised figure put manufacturing that month above its previous peak in December 2007.

“The Fed report illustrates the ability of the world’s largest economy to remain insulated, for now, against the softening economic picture facing other industrialized regions around the world,” Andrew Wilkinson, chief market analyst at Interactive Brokers, said in a note to clients.

U.S. manufacturers have been expanding steadily amid relatively healthy domestic growth despite signs of overseas weakness. And overall industries—a category including manufacturers, utilities and mining—are now working nearer to full capacity than any point in more than six years.

In the U.S., consumers are spending more as employers ramp up job creation and lower gasoline prices leave Americans with more discretionary income. A report last week showed Americans were buying more cars, electronics, furniture and other goods.