Production in the electricity, gas, steam supply, and air conditioning segments alone grew 22.3% annually in January, and that in the manufacturing sector advanced 2%.

Meanwhile, mining and quarrying output declined sharply by 24.3% in January compared to last year. Among the major industrial groups, production of energy products increased the most, by 16% yearly in January, and that of intermediate goods rose by 2.2.

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output rose 7.1% in January, shifting from an upwardly revised 2.5% fall in the prior month.