Industrial production in Germany dropped by a larger-than-expected 1.5 per cent month on month in June, compounding fears that Europe’s largest economy could be heading for its first recession in more than six years.
Analysts polled by Reuters had estimated output would fall 0.4 per cent during the month compared with May. The fall meant that industrial production was 5.2 per cent lower than a year ago, Germany’s statistics office said.
Carsten Brzeski, ING’s chief economist for Germany, characterised the figures as “devastating, with no silver lining”.
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