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German industrial orders post shock 5.4% fall in November
2025-01-08 16:34:58

By Maria Martinez


(Reuters) -German industrial orders fell unexpectedly in November, sapped by a decline in large orders, showing that a recovery in the industrial sector is not in sight.


Industrial orders declined by 5.4% on the previous month on a seasonally and calendar adjusted basis, the federal statistics office said on Wednesday. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast no change.


Excluding large orders, orders were 0.2% higher than the previous month, the statistics office said.


In a less volatile three-month comparison, incoming orders between September and November were 1.7% higher than the previous three months.