Within industry, the development of production varied greatly between the individual economic sectors. The automotive industry had a particularly negative impact on overall performance in June 2023 at -3.5 per cent MoM after seasonal and calendar adjustment, following production growth of 5.8 per cent in the previous month, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said in a press release.
In June 2023, production in industry excluding energy and construction was down 1.3 per cent from May 2023 after seasonal and calendar adjustment. The production of consumer goods increased by 1.8 per cent and that of intermediate goods by 0.4 per cent. Outside industry, energy production was up 0.6 per cent in June 2023.
Compared with June 2022, production in industry was down 1.7 per cent in June 2023 after adjustment for calendar effects. Production in industry excluding energy and construction decreased by 0.3 per cent over the same period.
Production in energy-intensive industrial branches increased by 1.1 per cent in June 2023 from May 2023, after elimination of seasonal and calendar effects. Compared with June 2022, production in energy-intensive industrial branches was down 12.2 per cent in June 2023.
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