German factory orders were stronger than expected in October, data from Destatis showed Friday.
New orders in manufacturing rose 1.5% in October from September on a seasonally and calendar adjusted, beating the FXStreet-cited market consensus for a 0.5% month-on-month improvement.
In September, orders had risen 2.0% from August.
"When large-scale orders are excluded, new orders were 0.5% higher than in the previous month," Destatis commented. "The less volatile three-month on three-month comparison showed that new orders in the period from August 2025 to October 2025 were 0.5% lower than in the previous three months; when large-scale orders are excluded, new orders were down 0.1%."
On-year, factory orders slipped 0.7% in October, improving from a 3.4% slide in September.