The elections are almost upon us and for Germany there is a nasty surprise from the macro data. The Destatis institute communicated that in June, German industrial production fell by 1,1% compared to the previous month. The result is decidedly worse than expected, given that analysts had forecast an average growth of 0,1-0,2%.
On an annual basis, however, industrial production grew by 2,4%. In May, production had increased by 1,2% compared to April.