Germany's industrial production unexpectedly declined in June as supply shortages weighed on the manufacturing sector, data published by Destatis revealed on Friday.
Industrial output dropped 1.3 percent in June from May, when production was down by revised 0.8 percent. Economists had forecast production to grow 0.5 percent in June.
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