It is the highest value since the statistics were introduced in January 2015. According to the Federal Statistical Office, the order backlog in September was 2.4 percent higher than in the previous month.
Wiesbaden - The order books in German industry are more full than they have been for years.
According to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office, the order backlog adjusted for price increases (real) was 2.4 percent higher in September than in the previous month and reached the highest level since the statistics were introduced in January 2015. The companies received more new orders than they were due to of delivery bottlenecks for preliminary products, for example semiconductors.
Car manufacturers and mechanical engineers were particularly hard hit.
In the production of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts, the order backlog rose by 5.9 percent in September compared to the previous month, and in mechanical engineering by 3.9 percent, as the Wiesbaden authority announced on Wednesday.
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