German Industrial Production declines 2.5% MoM in September vs. -1.0% expected
|Germany’s industrial sector activity declined in September, the latest data published by Destatis showed on Thursday.
Industrial output in the Eurozone’s economic powerhouse decreased by 2.5% MoM, the federal statistics authority Destatis said in figures adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, as against the estimated drop of 1.0% and a revised 2.6% increase registered in August.
German Industrial Production plunged by 4.6% in the year through September versus August’s -3.0%.
EUR/USD reaction to the German Industrial Production data
The discouraging German data fails to deter Euro buyers, as EUR/USD continues to hold higher ground near 1.0750. The pair is up 0.20% on the day, at the press time.
Euro PRICE Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the strongest against the US Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.13% | -0.32% | -0.43% | -0.36% | -0.80% | -0.79% | -0.18% | |
| EUR | 0.13% | -0.19% | -0.28% | -0.23% | -0.67% | -0.65% | -0.05% | |
| GBP | 0.32% | 0.19% | -0.08% | -0.05% | -0.49% | -0.47% | 0.15% | |
| JPY | 0.43% | 0.28% | 0.08% | 0.07% | -0.38% | -0.40% | 0.27% | |
| CAD | 0.36% | 0.23% | 0.05% | -0.07% | -0.43% | -0.42% | 0.20% | |
| AUD | 0.80% | 0.67% | 0.49% | 0.38% | 0.43% | 0.02% | 0.64% | |
| NZD | 0.79% | 0.65% | 0.47% | 0.40% | 0.42% | -0.02% | 0.63% | |
| CHF | 0.18% | 0.05% | -0.15% | -0.27% | -0.20% | -0.64% | -0.63% |
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