Press release No. 233 of 8 July 2016
WIESBADEN – Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the price-adjusted turnover in manufacturing in May 2016 was down a seasonally and working-day adjusted 0.8% on the previous month. In April 2016, it increased by 0.8% on March 2016, thus confirming the provisional result published in the previous month.
In May 2016, domestic turnover decreased by 0.9% on April 2016 and business with foreign customers fell by 0.8%. Sales to euro area countries declined 0.5%, and sales to other countries 1.1% below preceding month’s level.
Within the most important divisions of economic activity as regards turnover, the strongest increase in turnover was observed in manufacturing of food products (+5.9%). Domestic turnover in this branch was up 6.5% in May 2016 and sales to foreign customers rose 4.0%. The strongest decrease was recorded for the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (–6.8%). Domestic sales fell by 7.9% and foreign turnover decreased 6.3% compared with April 2016.
Compared with the preceding year, working-day adjusted turnover in manufacturing showed a decrease of 0.3% in real terms in May 2016. In domestic sales a decrease of 0.7% on May 2015 was observed, while turnover from business with foreign customers rose by 0.1%. Among foreign transactions, sales to euro area countries increased by 3.4%, while turnover with other foreign countries declined by 2.2%.
Cumulated from January to May 2016, the working-day adjusted turnover in manufacturing was 1.1% above the level of the same period of the previous year; domestic turnover increased 0.9% and foreign turnover increased 1.2%.
The rates of change are based on the turnover volume index in the manufacturing sector (local kind-of-activity units; 2010 = 100).
| No. | Economic activity | Sales direction | Change on previous month in % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 2016 | April 2016 | March 2016 | |||
| C | Manufacturing | Total | –0.8 | 0.8 | –0.7 |
| Domestic | –0.9 | 0.2 | –1.0 | ||
| Foreign countries | –0.8 | 1.5 | –0.4 | ||
| Euro area countries | –0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ||
| other countries | –1.1 | 2.1 | –0.8 | ||
| 10 | Manufacture of food products | Total | 5.9 | –4.6 | 0.2 |
| Domestic | 6.5 | –5.8 | 0.3 | ||
| Foreign countries | 4.0 | –0.7 | –0.1 | ||
| Euro area countries | 4.5 | –1.3 | –0.6 | ||
| other countries | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||
| 20 | Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | Total | 1.5 | –0.1 | –0.5 |
| Domestic | 2.3 | –1.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Foreign countries | 0.9 | 0.7 | –1.0 | ||
| Euro area countries | 2.7 | –0.9 | –0.5 | ||
| other countries | –0.8 | 2.3 | –1.5 | ||
| 22 | Manufacture of rubber and plastic products | Total | 0.0 | –0.7 | –1.4 |
| Domestic | –1.0 | –0.7 | –2.2 | ||
| Foreign countries | 1.5 | –0.8 | –0.3 | ||
| Euro area countries | 2.5 | –0.7 | 0.0 | ||
| other countries | 0.4 | –1.1 | –0.7 | ||
| 24 | Manufacture of basic metals | Total | –0.9 | 1.8 | –1.1 |
| Domestic | –1.9 | 2.3 | –3.3 | ||
| Foreign countries | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | ||
| Euro area countries | 1.2 | –0.2 | 2.8 | ||
| other countries | –0.4 | 3.0 | 1.4 | ||
| 25 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products | Total | –1.6 | –0.7 | 0.8 |
| Domestic | –3.7 | 2.3 | –1.8 | ||
| Foreign countries | 2.6 | –6.2 | 6.0 | ||
| Euro area countries | 4.8 | –2.0 | –0.4 | ||
| other countries | 0.2 | –10.8 | 13.8 | ||
| 26 | Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products | Total | 1.7 | –1.3 | –1.0 |
| Domestic | –1.8 | –2.3 | 0.9 | ||
| Foreign countries | 4.3 | –0.6 | –2.3 | ||
| Euro area countries | –3.7 | 1.2 | –1.6 | ||
| other countries | 8.1 | –1.4 | –2.6 | ||
| 27 | Manufacture of electrical equipment | Total | –0.3 | 1.0 | –0.5 |
| Domestic | –3.5 | 1.4 | –0.4 | ||
| Foreign countries | 3.0 | 0.6 | –0.6 | ||
| Euro area countries | –2.2 | –2.2 | 2.6 | ||
| other countries | 6.8 | 2.6 | –3.0 | ||
| 28 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | Total | –1.3 | –0.6 | 0.2 |
| Domestic | –1.4 | 1.1 | –0.9 | ||
| Foreign countries | –1.2 | –1.5 | 0.6 | ||
| Euro area countries | –1.6 | –1.3 | 4.3 | ||
| other countries | –1.0 | –1.7 | –1.0 | ||
| 29 | Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | Total | –6.8 | 3.6 | –1.1 |
| Domestic | –7.9 | 5.0 | –1.7 | ||
| Foreign countries | –6.3 | 2.9 | –0.8 | ||
| Euro area countries | –4.7 | 4.6 | –0.8 | ||
| other countries | –7.0 | 2.1 | –0.7 | ||
| No. | Economic activity | Sales direction | Change on corresponding month of the previous year, in % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 2016 | April 2016 | March 2016 | |||
| C | Manufacturing | Total | –0.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Domestic | –0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ||
| Foreign countries | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | ||
| Euro area countries | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | ||
| other countries | –2.2 | –1.0 | –0.5 | ||
| No. | Economic activity | Sales direction | Change on the same period of the January–May 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Manufacturing | Total | 1.1 |
| Domestic | 0.9 | ||
| Foreign countries | 1.2 | ||
| Euro area countries | 4.2 | ||
| other countries | –0.9 |
Detailed data and long time series on the turnover index in the manufacturing sector can be accessed through the tables Turnover in manufacturing (volume index) by main groups and aggregates (42152-0004) and Turnover in manufacturing (volume index) by 2-/3-/4-digit codes (42152-0005) in the GENESIS-Online database.