In August this year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production decreased by 1.2 percent in Germany compared to the previous month, while the corrected figure for July showed an increase of 1.2 percent compared to June, according to the provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
As compared to July, in August this year production excluding energy and construction decreased by 1.1 percent, while the production of capital goods declined by 2.1 percent and output of consumer goods was down by 0.4 percent. Meanwhile, the production of intermediate goods remained stable, while energy production decreased by 1.4 percent and construction output saw a decline of 1.3 percent, all month on month.