Mining sales decreased 11.4% in January from a month earlier, while manufacturing sales were down 10.5%, the data showed.
By sector, sales of durable consumer goods fell 18% on the month in January, while consumer goods sales declined 17.2%. Energy and intermediate goods sales decreased 10.9% and 9.6% on the month, respectively, while sales in the capital goods sector were down 4.5%.
On an annual basis, industrial sales rose 4.7% in January, fueled by increases in all sectors.
Manufacturing sales advanced 4.8% in January compared with the same month of 2011, while mining sales increased 3.8% on the year.