Production declined at a lesser extent for manufacturing (-7% vs -10.4% in January), whereas output rebounded sharply for mining & quarrying (19.3% vs -0.6%).

Meanwhile, production slowed significantly for electricity, gas, steam, & air conditioning supply (2.6% vs 15%).

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production rose 1% in February, recovering from a downwardly revised 5.4% decline in the prior month.