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German Industrial Output Falls Unexpectedly in January
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Posted on March 9, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 1, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 9, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 1, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleIn January 2026, German industrial output unexpectedly dropped by 0.5% month‑on‑month, defying expectations of a 1.0% rise. This follows a sharp 1.9% decline in December, underscoring persistent weakness in Germany’s key industrial sector.
March 9 (Reuters) - German industrial production fell unexpectedly in January by 0.5% compared to the previous month, the federal statistics office said on Monday.
Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 1.0% rise.
The office offers more detailed data on its website.
(Reporting by Amir Orusov and Simon Ferdinand Eibach, Editing by Linda Pasquini)
German industrial output fell by 0.5% in January compared to the previous month.
Analysts expected a 1.0% rise in Germany's industrial output for January.
The federal statistics office in Germany provides detailed industrial production data.
More detailed industrial production data is available on the federal statistics office's website.
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