Frankfurt, Germany, Oct 6, 2026 (AFP) - German factory orders plunge as recovery still fragile

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2026-10-06
German factory orders fell faster than expected in August, official data showed Tuesday, underscoring the fragility of a recovery in Europe's biggest economy. New orders, a key indicator of future business activity, were down 10.6 percent from a month earlier due to a drop in large-scale domestic orders, according to provisional data from statistics agency Destatis. It was the first decline in four months and more than the one-percent decrease f......
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