German Industrial Production Needs to Cover Some Distance
German industrial production grew in May but not by as much as expected
Skerdian Meta•Tuesday, July 7, 2020•1 min read
The industrial production was already quite volatile last year, turning positive and negative from month to month, as the global trade war hurt manufacturing and industrial production worldwide. In March we saw a crash lower of -9.2% while in April the crash was bigger at -17.5%.
Expectations were for a reversal in May as Europe started to reopen and we did see a reversal, but the recovery was smaller than expected. People were hoping for a more robust recovery during the reopening, but it’s not happening, which is not a good sign and today the sentiment in markets has turned negative again after Melbourne went into lock-down again.
German Industrial Production Report by Destatis – 7 July 2020
- May industrial production MoM +7.8% vs +11.1% expected
- June industrial production -17.9
- Industrial production YoY WDA -19.3% vs -16.9% expected
- Prior industrial production YoY -25.3%
Factory output improved in the month of May relative to April as lock-down restrictions were slowly lifted, but the rebound isn’t as impressive as estimated and overall conditions are still largely subdued. The annual reading offers a better glimpse of the situation, with industrial output still hinting at a near 20% decline relative to conditions from a year ago.
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Skerdian is a professional Forex trader and a market analyst. He has been actively engaged in market analysis for the past 11 years. Before becoming our head analyst, Skerdian served as a trader and market analyst in Saxo Bank's local branch, Aksioner. Skerdian specialized in experimenting with developing models and hands-on trading. Skerdian has a masters degree in finance and investment.
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