German Industrial Production falls 1.9% MoM in December vs. -0.3% expected
|Germany’s industrial sector activity fell sharply in December, the latest data published by Destatis showed on Friday.
Industrial Output, in the Eurozone’s economic powerhouse, dropped by 1.9% over the month in December, the federal statistics authority Destatis said in figures adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, compared with the expected 0.3% decline and a 0.2% growth recorded in November (revised from 0.8%).
Annually, the German Industrial Production declined by 0.6% in the same period, following November’s revised 0.5% increase.
EUR/USD reaction to the German Industrial Production data
At the press time, the EUR/USD pair remains firm near 1.1797, up 0.14% on the day.
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% | -0.24% | -0.19% | -0.06% | -0.20% | -0.26% | -0.24% | |
| EUR | 0.13% | -0.11% | -0.07% | 0.07% | -0.08% | -0.12% | -0.11% | |
| GBP | 0.24% | 0.11% | 0.04% | 0.18% | 0.05% | -0.01% | 0.00% | |
| JPY | 0.19% | 0.07% | -0.04% | 0.16% | 0.00% | -0.06% | -0.03% | |
| CAD | 0.06% | -0.07% | -0.18% | -0.16% | -0.15% | -0.21% | -0.18% | |
| AUD | 0.20% | 0.08% | -0.05% | -0.01% | 0.15% | -0.06% | -0.04% | |
| NZD | 0.26% | 0.12% | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.21% | 0.06% | 0.02% | |
| CHF | 0.24% | 0.11% | -0.00% | 0.03% | 0.18% | 0.04% | -0.02% |
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