Germany: New orders in manufacturing in March 2026: +5.0% on the previous month

From destatis.de

Real (price adjusted) new orders in manufacturing were up 5.0% in March 2026 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). When large-scale orders are excluded, new orders were 5.1% higher than in the previous month. New orders excluding large-scale orders therefore reached the highest level recorded since February 2023. The less volatile three-month on three-month comparison showed that total new orders were 4.1% lower in the 1st quarter of 2026 than in the 4th quarter of 2025. This decline was attributable to a very high volume ... (full story)