The decline in Germany's factory orders deepened in September due to a sharp fall in foreign demand, data from Destatis showed on Friday.
Factory orders declined by more-than-expected 4.0 percent on a monthly basis, following a 2.0 percent fall in August. This was the biggest fall since March 2022. Orders were forecast to ease 0.5 percent.
Excluding large-scale orders, there was a decrease of 3.9 percent. The decline in overall orders was driven by the 7.0 percent fall in foreign demand. Demand from the euro area decreased 8.0 percent and that from other countries slid 6.3 percent. On the other hand, domestic orders gained 0.5 percent. The producers of capital goods recorded a decline of 6.0 percent in September from a month ago. Orders for intermediate goods dropped 3.4 percent. On the other hand, orders for consumer goods went up by 7.2 percent.
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