According to preliminary information from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), real (price-adjusted) production in the manufacturing sector fell by 1.4% in September 2023 compared to August 2023, seasonally and calendar adjusted. This means that production fell for the fourth month in a row. In a less volatile quarterly comparison, production in the 3rd quarter of 2023 was 2.1% lower than in the 2nd quarter of 2023. In August 2023, production fell by 0.1% compared to July 2023 after revision of the preliminary results (preliminary value: -0 .2%).Within the manufacturing sector, predominantly negative ... (full story)