The German Factory Orders plunged in November, suggesting that the manufacturing sector recovery has lost momentum.
Contracts for goods ‘Made in Germany’ came in at -5.3% on the month vs. -0.5% expected and 0.6% prior, the latest data published by the Federal Statistics Office showed on Friday.
On an annualized basis, Germany’s Industrial Orders arrived at -11.0% in the reported month vs. -7.0% expected and -3.3% previous.
The shared currency stands resilient to the disappointing German factory data. At the time of writing, EUR/USD is almost unchanged on the day, trading at 1.0515.