It was the steepest decline since October of 2009, as production continued to decrease in all sectors: mining & quarrying (-20.8% vs -17.8%), manufacturing (-6.1% vs -3.6%) and electricity & gas supply (-20.8% vs -6.2%).
On a monthly comparison basis, industrial production went down by 3.3% in January, following a 2.6% drop in the prior month.