By Maria Martinez
Sept 7 (Reuters) – German industrial production fell unexpectedly in July, due to a sharp decline in production in the automotive sector.
Industrial production fell by 1.1% compared to the previous month, the federal statistics office said on Monday.
Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 0.1% rise.
The decline recorded in July was mainly due to a 9.2% decrease in production in the automotive industry, driven by what the German Automotive Association VDA said was a multi-week production shutdown, the statistics office said.
The less volatile three-month on three-month comparison showed that industrial production was 0.4% higher in the period from May to July than in the previous three months.
Compared with July 2025, production was 1.6% lower in July after adjustment for calendar effects.
After revision of the provisional data, production in June remained at the level of the previous month, instead of rising by 0.2%.
Industrial orders rose by 2.5% in July from the previous month on a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis, the national statistics office said on Friday.
(Reporting by Tristan Veyet in Gdansk and Maria Martinez en BerlinEditing by Linda Pasquini)
