New figures show that industrial orders in Germany rose in December, partly reversing the sharp fall seen the previous month, on the back of a rebound in orders from outside the euro zone.
The economy ministry said industrial orders rose by 1.7% in December from November, after dropping by 4.9% the previous month.
The ministry said the increase was due to a strong rise of 4.3% in overseas demand, mainly from countries outside the euro zone.
Orders from the euro zone dropped by 6.8%, but orders from outside the single currency area jumped by 12.3%. Domestic orders, on the other hand, were down by 1.4% month-on-month, the ministry calculated.
