Press release No. 276 of 6 August 2026

New orders in manufacturing
June 2026 (in real terms, provisional):
+3.1% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted)
+6.5% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted)

May 2026 (in real terms, revised):
+0.3% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted)
+4.5% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted)

WIESBADEN – Real (price adjusted) new orders in manufacturing were up 3.1% in June 2026 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). When large-scale orders are excluded, new orders were 0.5% lower than in the previous month. The less volatile three-month on three-month comparison showed that new orders in the period from April 2026 to June 2026 were 1.3% higher than in the previous three months; when large-scale orders are excluded, new orders were unchanged (0.0%). After revision of the provisional data, new orders in May 2026 increased by 0.3% on April 2026 (provisional figure: +1.9%). This revision is due to an amended adjustment for price changes.

The positive development of new orders in manufacturing in June 2026 was largely attributable to the substantial increases recorded in the manufacture of machinery and equipment (+12.7%) and the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (+22.7%). Large-scale orders were reported by several establishments in these two sectors. The growth registered in the automotive industry (+3.8%) also made a positive contribution to overall performance. By contrast, in the manufacture of other transport equipment (aircraft, ships, trains, military vehicles), new orders decreased by 41.7% compared with the high level of the preceding month. So far, only incomplete data on large-scale orders in this sector are available for the provisional result for June 2026.

In the case of capital goods, new orders in June 2026 were up 6.4% month on month and rose by 4.2% for consumer goods. New orders for intermediate goods registered a decline of 2.5%.

Foreign orders were up 0.2% in June 2026, with orders from the euro area decreasing by 14.0% and orders from outside the euro area rising by 10.2%. Domestic orders rose by 7.8%.

Turnover in June 2026 down 1.3% on the previous month

According to provisional figures, real turnover in manufacturing (seasonally and calendar adjusted) in June 2026 was down 1.3% on the previous month. Compared with June 2025, the calendar adjusted turnover was 0.4% lower. After revision of the provisional data, there was an increase of 0.2% in May 2026 from April 2026 (provisional figure: +1.8%). Here, the revision is also due to an amended adjustment for price changes.

Methodological notes:

The differing comparative periods must be taken into account in all press releases on short-term indicators. Short-term economic monitoring focuses on comparisons of seasonally and calendar adjusted figures with those of the previous month or quarter. These reflect short-term economic trends. Year-on-year comparisons of calendar adjusted results enable long-term comparisons of levels and are not influenced by seasonal fluctuations or calendar effects.

New orders and turnover in manufacturing are recorded and evaluated in accordance with the "Classification of Economic Activities, 2008 edition (WZ 2008)". Information on new orders is only collected in selected branches (only in German) of manufacturing. The rates of change are based on the price adjusted indices of new orders and of turnover in manufacturing. The average figure for 2021 is used as the basis of the index and set to 100 index points (2021=100). The X13 JDemetra+ method was used for calendar and seasonal adjustment.

For better readability, this press release uses a short form for the names of some economic branches which differs from the designations in the "Classification of Economic Activities (2008 edition)". An overview of these short forms (only in German) is provided on the "Industry, manufacturing" page on the website of the Federal Statistical Office.

More information:

Detailed data and long time series are available in the GENESIS-Online database (42151-0004 indices of new orders, 42151-0008 indices of new orders excluding large-scale orders, and 42152-0004 turnover indices).

A dossier on the "Short-term indicators" page of the Federal Statistical Office's website provides an analysis of the relationship between material shortages, new orders, production and prices in industry. Detailed information on production in energy-intensive industrial branches (only in German) is available on the "Industry, manufacturing" page.

Information on new orders in manufacturing can also be found on the "Economic Dashboard" (www.dashboard-konjunktur.de) (only in German). In this data portal, the Federal Statistical Office brings together high-frequency indicators from official statistics producers and other data providers on the topics of the economy, finance, the labour market, construction and energy. The "Economic Dashboard" also provides an early indicator for estimating turnover in manufacturing (only in German). First turnover data are therefore already available 20 days after the end of the reference month.