Official figures show that industrial production across the 17 euro zone countries fell by 0.4% in January.
Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, said today that production for durable consumer goods in the euro zone fell by 1.4%, with capital good manufacturing dropping by 1.2%.
Among the euro zone member countries that reported production figures, Germany registered a 0.4% decline, France a drop of 1.2% and Finland a fall of 4.1%.
The euro zone is currently stuck in a recession and is not expected to recover until the latter part of this year. Unemployment in the region is at an all-time high of 11.9%.
Industrial output across the wider 27-member EU also fell by 0.4% for January, Eurostat added.
