BERLIN (Reuters) – German industrial orders grew in May, beating expectations and reversing the trend after three consecutive months of decline, data showed on Wednesday.
Orders for industrial goods increased by 0.1% on the month in seasonally adjusted terms after an upwardly revised decline of 1.8% in April, figures from the Federal Statistical Office showed.
A Reuters poll of analysts had pointed to a decrease of 0.6% on the month in May.
(Reporting by Miranda Murray, editing by Kirsti Knolle)
