Real (price adjusted) new orders in manufacturing were up 1.9% in May 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 1.0% higher than in the previous month. The less volatile three-month on three-month comparison showed that new orders in the period from March to May 2026 were 0.2% lower than in the previous three months; when large-scale orders are excluded, new orders were up 4.1% in the same period. After revision of the provisional data, new orders in April 2026 ... (full story)