Manufacturing sales increased 15.9% on the year in 2011, while mining sales were up 8.3%, the data showed.
In December alone, industrial sales declined 10.2% on the month, but were up 4.3% from the same month in the previous year.
By sector in 2011, energy sales rose 23.8% on the year, while sales in the intermediate and capital goods industry were up 21.4% and 13.9%, respectively. Consumer goods sales increased by 7.6% on the year, while sales of durable consumer goods advanced 5.3%.