Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that price-adjusted new orders in manufacturing had decreased in March 2018 a seasonally and calendar adjusted 0.9% on the previous month. For February 2018, revision of the preliminary outcome resulted in a decrease of 0.2% compared with January 2018 (primary +0.3%). Price-adjusted new orders without major orders in manufacturing had decreased in March 2018 a seasonally and calendar adjusted -0.1% on the previous month.