Unfilled foreign orders decreased by 1.1 per cent in April 2023, while the stock of domestic orders fell by 0.5 per cent compared to March 2023. The stock of orders declined by 0.9 per cent for manufacturers of consumer goods. In the intermediate goods sector, the stock of orders was 0.2 per cent higher than in the previous month, Destatis said in a press release.
Overall, the stock of orders was a calendar adjusted 2.3 per cent lower than in April 2022. The range of the stock of orders fell to 7.3 months in April 2023; this was 7.4 months in March 2023. The range remained unchanged for producers of intermediate goods at 3.8 months and fell slightly to 3.5 months—which was 3.6 months in March 2023—for producers of consumer goods.
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