Factory orders in Germany shrank 2.9% mom in July 2025, missing market forecasts of a 0.5% growth and following a downwardly revised 0.2% drop in the prior month. It was the third straight monthly decline and the steepest pace since January, largely due to a 38.6% slump in orders for aircraft, ships, trains, and military vehicles after June’s surge in large-scale contracts. Demand also weakened for electrical equipment (-16.8%), while automotive orders rose 6.5%. Orders fell for capital goods (-2.4%) and intermediate goods (-5.3%) but rose for consumer goods (+4.3%). Foreign demand dropped 3.1%, with falls from both non-euro area (-3.8%) and within the bloc (-2.8%), while domestic orders dipped 2.5%. Excluding large-scale contracts, demand rose 0.7%. On a less volatile three-month average, factory orders edged up 0.2% between May and July, helped by front-loaded demand ahead of U.S. tariff hikes and signs of stabilization in manufacturing across Germany and the broader euro zone. source: Federal Statistical Office

Factory Orders in Germany decreased 2.90 percent in July of 2025 over the previous month. Factory Orders in Germany averaged 0.34 percent from 1952 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 28.70 percent in June of 2020 and a record low of -27.30 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Factory Orders - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Germany Factory Orders - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

Factory Orders in Germany decreased 2.90 percent in July of 2025 over the previous month. Factory Orders in Germany is expected to be -1.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Factory Orders is projected to trend around 1.50 percent in 2026 and 0.70 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-08-06 06:00 AM
Factory Orders MoM
Jun -1.0% -0.8% 1% 0.7%
2025-09-05 06:00 AM
Factory Orders MoM
Jul -2.9% -0.2% 0.5% 1.5%
2025-10-07 06:00 AM
Factory Orders MoM
Aug -2.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 2036.00 2125.00 Companies May 2025
Changes in Inventories 18.53 15.68 EUR Billion Jun 2025
Factory Orders MoM -2.90 -0.20 percent Jul 2025
Industrial Production 1.50 -1.80 percent Jul 2025
Industrial Production MoM 1.30 -0.10 percent Jul 2025
Manufacturing Production 2.30 -2.00 percent Jul 2025
Mining Production -4.40 -6.40 percent Jul 2025

Germany Factory Orders
Factory Orders in Germany are reported using monthly changes in the volume of new orders received by manufacturers. Factory Order figures in Germany can be very volatile and misleading because they are heavily affected by geopolitical events, temporary shocks in demand and business deals which may only happen once.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.90 -0.20 28.70 -27.30 1952 - 2025 percent Monthly
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German Factory Orders Unexpectedly Fall
Factory orders in Germany shrank 2.9% mom in July 2025, missing market forecasts of a 0.5% growth and following a downwardly revised 0.2% drop in the prior month. It was the third straight monthly decline and the steepest pace since January, largely due to a 38.6% slump in orders for aircraft, ships, trains, and military vehicles after June’s surge in large-scale contracts. Demand also weakened for electrical equipment (-16.8%), while automotive orders rose 6.5%. Orders fell for capital goods (-2.4%) and intermediate goods (-5.3%) but rose for consumer goods (+4.3%). Foreign demand dropped 3.1%, with falls from both non-euro area (-3.8%) and within the bloc (-2.8%), while domestic orders dipped 2.5%. Excluding large-scale contracts, demand rose 0.7%. On a less volatile three-month average, factory orders edged up 0.2% between May and July, helped by front-loaded demand ahead of U.S. tariff hikes and signs of stabilization in manufacturing across Germany and the broader euro zone.
2025-09-05
German Factory Orders Unexpectedly Fall
Factory orders in Germany dropped 1.0% mom in June 2025, missing market consensus of a 1.0% increase and following a downwardly revised 0.8% fall in May. This marked the second straight monthly decline, largely driven by a sharp 23.1% plunge in orders for aircraft, ships, trains, and military vehicles. Demand also weakened for the automotive sector (-7.6%) and fabricated metal products (-12.9%). In contrast, orders surged for electrical equipment (23.5%). Capital goods orders fell 5.3%, while orders grew for intermediate goods (6.1%) and consumer goods (0.5%). Foreign demand shrank 3.0%, with orders from outside the euro area down 7.8%, offset slightly by a 5.2% rise in orders from within the bloc. Meanwhile, domestic orders rose 2.2%. Excluding large-scale orders, overall demand rose 0.5%. On a less volatile three-month average, factory orders increased 3.1% in Q2 2025, supported by front-loaded demand ahead of anticipated global tariff hikes and a rebound in euro area trade activity.
2025-08-06
German Factory Orders Fall More than Expected
Factory orders in Germany dropped by 1.4% month-over-month in May 2025, missing market forecasts of a 0.1% decline and reversing an upwardly revised 1.6% rise in the previous month. It was the first drop since January, weighed heavily by a 17.7% plunge in orders for computer, electronic, and optical products following several large-scale orders in April. Demand also weakened for electrical equipment (-6.2%) and basic metals (-5.1%). In contrast, orders rose for fabricated metal products (18.2%) and other transport equipment (6.8%). Capital goods orders dropped 4.1%, and intermediate goods fell 3.4%, while consumer goods rose 3.1%. Domestic orders slumped 7.8%, offsetting a 2.9% rise in foreign demand, which was driven by a 9.0% jump in non-euro area orders, despite a 6.5% fall from the eurozone. Excluding large-scale orders, overall demand fell 3.1%. On a less volatile three-month basis, factory orders rose 2.1% during March–May 2025, supported in part by the 90-day trade truce.
2025-07-04