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The economic upturn in Germany’s goodsproducing sector continued in December, as highlighted by the final seasonally adjusted Markit/BME Germany Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI® ) – a single-figure snapshot of the performance of the manufacturing economy – remaining above the 50.0 no-change mark.
Moreover, at 53.2, up from November’s 52.9, the index was indicative of the strongest improvement in the sector for four months. German manufacturing companies reported accelerated growth of new business in December, with the respective pace of expansion the fastest in four months. Survey participants commented on stronger demand from both the domestic and foreign markets. Indeed, new export orders rose for the fifth month running, which some companies linked to higher new order intakes from Asia and the US. Moreover, new export orders rose at the sharpest rate in nearly two years.
In response to increased new work, German manufacturers scaled up production in December. Robust expansions were reported at consumer, intermediate and investment good producers alike. Increased demand also resulted in a fall in postproduction inventories, according to survey data. Stocks of finished goods fell for the second month running and at the steepest rate since March.
Manufacturing employment in Germany rose for the fifteenth month running in December, with the rate of job creation remaining slightly above the average for this sequence. Despite further growth in workforce numbers, manufacturing backlogs accumulated again in December, thereby signalling ongoing pressure on operating capacity.
The rate at which business outstanding rose was the most marked since February 2014. As has been the case since August, input costs in Germany’s goods-producing sector fell in December amid reports of lower prices for energy, oil and some raw materials. Meanwhile, companies left their average selling prices largely unchanged during the month.
