German Factory Orders Rise Less than Estimated in World Economy News 09/04/2026 Germany’s factory orders rose 0.9% mom in February 2026, rebounding from an 11.1% slump in the prior month but missing market expectations of a 2% increase. The recovery was driven mainly by the automotive sector, where orders grew (3.8%). Strong gains were also seen in textiles (45.2%) and metal production and processing (3.7%). In contrast, orders in other vehicle manufacturing—including aircraft, ships, trains, and military vehicles—plunged (25.9%). By category, demand increased across capital goods (0.2%), intermediate goods (1.4%), and consumer goods (4.5%). Foreign orders rose (4.7%), led by the euro area (6.7%) and non-euro area markets (3.5%). However, domestic orders fell (4.4%). Excluding large-scale contracts, total orders rose (3.5%). On a less volatile basis, new orders from December 2025 to February 2026 were 2.0% higher than in the previous three-month period. However, excluding large orders, they fell 0.8%. Source: Trading Economics 2026-04-09 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share