The German Factory Orders dropped in June, suggesting that the manufacturing sector activity in Europe’s economic powerhouse is dwindling.
Contracts for goods ‘Made in Germany’ fell by 0.4% on the month vs. -0.8% expected and -0.2% last, the latest data published by the Federal Statistics Office showed on Thursday.
On an annualized basis, Germany’s Industrial Orders arrived at -9.0% in the reported month vs. -6.0% expected and -3.2% previous.
The shared currency remains unfazed by the mixed German factory data. At the time of writing, EUR/USD is almost unchanged on the day, trading at 1.0165.