{
  "id": 12102582,
  "title": "Dämpfer im August: Maschinenbau: Zu wenig Aufträge aus dem Inland",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/dampfer-im-august-maschinenbau-zu-wenig-auftrage-aus-dem-inland",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T07:21:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/daempfer-im-august-maschinenbau-zu-wenig-auftraege-aus-dem-inland/100259706.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Frankfurt/Main - German machine and plant manufacturers are concerned about the persistently weak demand for their products within the country, according to Johannes Gernandt, the chief economist of the industry association VDMA. Gernandt explained that the declining domestic orders month after month indicates how strained the German market is and how urgently it needs drastic reforms.\n\nIn August, the export-focused industry had to accept a setback, with the value of orders declining by 5 percent compared to the previous year's period. While overseas orders dropped 6 percent, domestic ones fell by a smaller 1 percent. Over the three-month span from June to August, however, overseas orders grew by 11 percent, while domestic ones fell by 1 percent. Overall, orders fell by 7 percent compared to the weak previous year.\n\nThe association reported a 4 percent increase in the first eight months of the current year. Nonetheless, the plants remain underutilized: just two weeks ago, the VDMA reduced its production forecast for the current year to a 2 percent decline. Growth is expected to return in 2027 after four years of contraction.",
  "summary": "Im August fehlen Großaufträge und die Branche spürt den Dämpfer. Was das für Produktion und Auslastung der Anlagen bedeutet – und wann wieder Wachstum erwartet wird.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}