Economics

German Factory Orders Drop After Mounting Supply Shortages

  • Orders fall 0.2% in April, compared to estimated 0.5% gain
  • April decline driven by weakness in demand from within country
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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German manufacturers unexpectedly saw demand decline in April, signaling that supply shortages and higher prices are undercutting the country’s economic recovery.