This marked the fourth month of declining outputs, but at a softer rate compared to December amid a smaller decrease in manufacturing production (-4.4% vs -8.6%), particularly food, products, beverages & tobacco (-4.8% vs -11.7%), wood & paper products (-14.8% vs -22.5%), basic & fabricated metals (-3.1% vs -14.7%) and machinery & equipment (-2.8% vs -10.8%).

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output contracted 1.5% in January, data showed.