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German Factory Orders Unexpectedly Rebound in May
Transport equipment and military orders drove the gain, but Destatis said the three-month trend still fell 0.2%.
- German industrial orders rose 1.9% in May, surpassing a 1.5% Reuters forecast and rebounding from a revised 3.2% decline in April, Destatis reported on Monday.
- An 85% month-on-month surge in the "other transport equipment" category—encompassing aircraft, ships, trains, and military vehicles—drove the headline growth, reflecting Germany's armed forces upgrade.
- Foreign orders increased 2.2% in May, with demand from Europe rising 11.2% and domestic orders climbing 1.3%, while orders from outside Europe declined 3.2%.
- Friedrich Merz announced reforms on Thursday to attract private capital and strengthen strategic industries, though Commerzbank economist Joerg Kraemer warned the package represents no "broad-based breakthrough."
- German companies have recently benefited from Asian competitors facing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, though ING global head of macro Carsten Brzeski noted the Iran conflict still creates uncertainty.
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German factory orders unexpectedly rebound in May
New orders, a key indicator of future business activity, rose 1.9 percent in Europe's top economy from a month earlier, according to preliminary figures from statistics agency Destatis. This was better than a one-percent fall predicted by analysts surveyed by financial data firm FactSet, and followed a sharp drop in April. "Incoming orders in the manufacturing sector appear to have resumed the upward trend that began in the second half of 2025,…
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