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Germany Factory Orders
Last Release
May 31, 2025
Actual
-1.4
Units In
%
Previous
0.6
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Aug 06, 2025
Time to Release
29 Days 23 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
28.2 Jun 2020 | -27.7 Apr 2020 | 0.33 % | 1952-2025 | Federal Statistical Office |
Factory Orders in Germany are reported using monthly changes in the volume of new orders received by manufacturers. Factory Order figures in Germany can be very volatile and misleading because they are heavily affected by geopolitical events, temporary shocks in demand and business deals which may only happen once.
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Factory orders in Germany dropped by 1.4% month-over-month in May 2025, missing market forecasts of a 0.1% decline and reversing an upwardly revised 1.6% rise in the previous month. It was the first drop since January, weighed heavily by a 17.7% plunge in orders for computer, electronic, and optical products following several large-scale orders in April. Demand also weakened for electrical equipment (-6.2%) and basic metals (-5.1%). In contrast, orders rose for fabricated metal products (18.2%) and other transport equipment (6.8%). Capital goods orders dropped 4.1%, and intermediate goods fell 3.4%, while consumer goods rose 3.1%. Domestic orders slumped 7.8%, offsetting a 2.9% rise in foreign demand, which was driven by a 9.0% jump in non-euro area orders, despite a 6.5% fall from the eurozone. Excluding large-scale orders, overall demand fell 3.1%. On a less volatile three-month basis, factory orders rose 2.1% during March–May 2025, supported in part by the 90-day trade truce.
Germany Factory Orders History
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