By Ed Frankl
Germany’s industrial production fell in November for a sixth-straight month, below expectations that it would stagnate on month, continuing a weak period for the struggling manufacturing base of Europe’s largest economy.
Output ticked down 0.7% compared with the previous month, seasonally and on a calendar-adjusted basis, from an upwardly revised 0.3% decline in October, according to data published Tuesday by German statistics office Destatis.
It compared with a forecast of zero growth, according to economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.
The measure of production in manufacturing, energy and construction comes after data on Monday showed new factory orders rose 0.3% in November.
Write to Ed Frankl at edward.frankl@wsj.com
