Germany, industrial manufacturing beats forecasts: +3% in March | EUROtoday

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The German industrial manufacturing is leap by 3% in March in comparison with February, a determine that beats the expectations of analysts who estimated a development of 0.9%. In February, industrial manufacturing had been down 1.3%. Compared to the identical month final yr, the manufacturing slips by 0.2% in March in marked enchancment in comparison with the -4.1% recorded in February.

Commercial surplus of 21.1 billion in March

After the correction of the calendar and seasonality, Germany exported items for a worth of 133.2 billion euros and imported items for a worth of 112.1 billion euros in March 2025. The overseas industrial steadiness communicates the federal statistical workplace (Destatis), subsequently recorded a surplus of 21.1 billion euros in March 2025 and decreased was 18.0 billion euros. In March 2024 the excess was 20.5 billion euros.