Zahlen für September: Mehr Aufträge für Maschinenbauer

Deutsche Maschinen- und Anlagenbauer reported a significant increase in orders in September. Adjusted for price effects, orders were 14% higher than the same month a year earlier, according to the industry association VDMA. Domestic orders surged 22% year-on-year, while foreign orders grew by 11%. The overall growth can be attributed to the unusually weak performance in the previous September, which saw a 19% decline in orders.

For the first nine months of the current year, the order backlog grew by 5%. However, overseas business contracted by 5%, while domestic demand remained flat while foreign orders rose by 13%. VDMA chief economist Johannes Gernandt stated that these orders indicate that the industry could achieve the hoped-for production increase of 3% next year.

However, the association expects a fourth consecutive year of production decline. Gernandt cautioned that the current economic upturn is fragile and should not be undermined by new pressures, such as an excessive wage settlement, during ongoing tariff negotiations in the German metal and electrical industry. The IG Metall is demanding a 5% wage increase and is currently organizing warning strikes. Talks on the employer side involve the Total Metal and regional metal associations, not VDMA.