FRANKFURT: German factory orders fell for the first time in four months in the run-up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, underscoring concerns over slower growth in Europe’s largest economy.
Demand declined 2.2% in February from the previous month, driven by a slump in foreign orders. That’s worse than all but one prediction in a Bloomberg survey of economist, which saw a median estimate of a 0.3% drop.
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