Germany: Manufacturing orders fell in October

German orders for the manufacturing sector fell in October amid rising expectations amid continuing problems in the supply chain, which is cutting back on factory activity.

Manufacturing orders fell 6.9% month-on-month in October on adjusted terms, following a revised 1.8% increase in September, according to Destatis.

Economists expected orders to increase by 0.5%.

Orders for intermediate goods decreased by 2.7% on a monthly basis and orders for capital goods decreased by 10.7%.

Regarding consumer goods, orders increased by 4.3%.

Domestic orders increased by 3.4% while international orders decreased by 13.1%. New orders from the eurozone fell 3.2% and new orders from other countries fell 18.1%.

Manufacturing orders fell 1% year-on-year to 1.7% higher than pre-pandemic levels in February 2020.

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Source From: Capital

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