Germany’s factory orders surged 7.8% month-on-month in December 2025, defying market expectations for a 2.2% drop and accelerating from November’s marginally revised 5.7% gain. It marked the fourth straight monthly increase and the strongest since December 2023, boosted by large orders in metal products (30.2%) and mechanical engineering (11.5%). Notable growth was also recorded in electrical equipment orders (9.8%) and electronic products (5.7%). In contrast, demand fell for aircraft, ships, trains, and military vehicles (- 18.7%), and the automotive industry (-6.3%). By category, capital goods rose 10.5% and intermediate goods 5.7%, while consumer goods declined 5.3%. Domestic demand climbed 10.7%, and foreign orders advanced 5.6%, led by a 9.7% rise from non-euro area markets, offsetting a 0.6% euro area drop. Excluding large contracts, orders edged up 0.9%. On a quarterly basis, factory orders grew 9.5% in Q4, or 2.5% without large contracts. source: Federal Statistical Office

Factory Orders in Germany increased 7.80 percent in December of 2025 over the previous month. Factory Orders in Germany averaged 0.35 percent from 1952 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 28.70 percent in June of 2020 and a record low of -27.30 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Factory Orders - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Germany Factory Orders - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Factory Orders in Germany increased 7.80 percent in December of 2025 over the previous month. Factory Orders in Germany is expected to be 1.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Factory Orders is projected to trend around 0.70 percent in 2027 and 1.10 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-08 07:00 AM
Factory Orders MoM
Nov 5.6% 1.6% -1% -0.6%
2026-02-05 07:00 AM
Factory Orders MoM
Dec 7.8% 5.7% -2.2% -4.2%
2026-03-06 07:00 AM
Factory Orders MoM
Jan 7.8% -4.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 1794.00 2108.00 Companies Nov 2025
Changes in Inventories 21.22 17.40 EUR Billion Sep 2025
Factory Orders MoM 7.80 5.70 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production -0.60 0.50 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM -1.90 0.20 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production -0.30 1.00 percent Dec 2025
Mining Production 2.40 3.20 percent Dec 2025


Germany Factory Orders
Factory Orders in Germany are reported using monthly changes in the volume of new orders received by manufacturers. Factory Order figures in Germany can be very volatile and misleading because they are heavily affected by geopolitical events, temporary shocks in demand and business deals which may only happen once.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
7.80 5.70 28.70 -27.30 1952 - 2025 percent Monthly
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German Factory Orders Unexpectedly Jump
Germany’s factory orders surged 7.8% month-on-month in December 2025, defying market expectations for a 2.2% drop and accelerating from November’s marginally revised 5.7% gain. It marked the fourth straight monthly increase and the strongest since December 2023, boosted by large orders in metal products (30.2%) and mechanical engineering (11.5%). Notable growth was also recorded in electrical equipment orders (9.8%) and electronic products (5.7%). In contrast, demand fell for aircraft, ships, trains, and military vehicles (- 18.7%), and the automotive industry (-6.3%). By category, capital goods rose 10.5% and intermediate goods 5.7%, while consumer goods declined 5.3%. Domestic demand climbed 10.7%, and foreign orders advanced 5.6%, led by a 9.7% rise from non-euro area markets, offsetting a 0.6% euro area drop. Excluding large contracts, orders edged up 0.9%. On a quarterly basis, factory orders grew 9.5% in Q4, or 2.5% without large contracts.
2026-02-05
German Factory Orders Unexpectedly Surge
Germany’s factory orders jumped 5.6% mom in November 2025, beating market estimates for a 1.0% fall and picking up from an upwardly revised 1.6% increase in the prior month. This marked the third straight monthly gain and the strongest pace since December 2024, boosted by large orders in the manufacture of metal products (25.3%) and aircraft, ships, trains, and military vehicles (12.3%). More moderate growth was also recorded in electrical equipment, mechanical engineering and data processing, electronic, and optical products. By category, orders rose across the board, including consumer goods (8.2%), capital goods (7.9%), and intermediate goods (1.0%). Domestic demand jumped 6.5%, while foreign demand increased 4.9%, supported by gains from both the euro area (8.2%) and non-euro area markets (2.9%). Excluding large-scale contracts, orders rose 0.7%. On a three-month basis from September to November, factory orders advanced 4.0%, and excluding large contracts, they increased 1.6%.
2026-01-08
German Factory Orders Rise More than Expected
Germany’s factory orders rose 1.5% month-on-month in October 2025, exceeding market forecasts of 0.5% but slowing from an upwardly revised 2.0% gain in the previous month. The latest figure marked the second consecutive monthly rise, supported by a large 87.1% jump in aircraft, ships, trains, and military vehicle orders, alongside an 11.9% rise in metal production and processing. In contrast, demand for electrical equipment fell 16.2%. By category, orders rose for capital goods (4.9%) but declined for intermediate (-3.4%) and consumer goods (-2.2%). Domestic orders surged 9.9%, while foreign demand fell 4.0%, dragged by weakness from non-Euro area markets (-6.5%), with Euro area orders up slightly (0.1%). Excluding large-scale contracts, overall orders rose 0.5%. On a three-month average from August to October, factory orders fell 0.5%, but excluding large contracts, they grew 2.0%, reflecting steady underlying demand
2025-12-05