Germany's industrial production increased more than economists expected in February, recovering from the decline seen in the previous month, latest data showed Monday.

Industrial production increased a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent month-on-month in February, reversing the 0.6 percent decrease seen in January, which was revised down from flat. Production was forecast to grow by 0.3 percent.

Driving the overall growth capital goods production rose 2.4 percent sequentially. Production of intermediate goods moved up 0.3 percent, while output of consumer goods decreased by 2.5 percent.

Year-on-year, industrial production decreased a working-day adjusted 1.8 percent in February, slower than the revised 2.6 percent decrease seen in January. Economists had forecast output to fall by 0.9 percent, following the previous month's originally reported 1.3 percent decrease.