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Wiesbaden – – September 08, 2026 -- New orders for Germany's manufacturing sector rose 2.5% month-on-month in July 2026 on a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis, according to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), driven almost entirely by a surge in large-scale aircraft, ship and rail contracts.

Stripped of big-ticket orders, however, the underlying order book contracted 1.4% versus June, exposing weaker core demand beneath the headline figure. Orders climbed 13.1% year-on-year on a calendar-adjusted basis. June's initially reported 3.1% monthly gain was revised upward to 3.7%, with annual growth of 7.2%.

Wiesbaden – September 08, 2026 -- Germany's services sector, excluding financial and insurance activities, posted a 1.7% real revenue decline in June 2026 compared with May, according to preliminary calendar- and seasonally-adjusted data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Nominal revenue fell 1.4% month-on-month, while pricing effects widened the gap between real and nominal annual comparisons.

Professional and technical services lead the monthly slide

Freelance, scientific and technical services recorded the steepest sequential drop at 2.3%, signaling reduced demand for consulting, engineering and R&D-adjacent work. Real estate and housing services followed with a 1.8% decline, while transport and storage, along with other economic services such as equipment rental and staffing placement, each fell 1.6%. Information and communication services slipped 1.3% versus May.