German Industrial Production drops 1.9% MoM in June vs. -0.5% expected
Germany’s industrial sector activity showed a bigger-than-expected decline in June, according to the latest data published by Destatis on Thursday.
In the Eurozone’s economic powerhouse, Industrial Output decreased by 1.9% MoM, the federal statistics authority Destatis said in figures adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, against the estimated 0.5% decline and a 1.2% growth reported in May.
German Industrial Production slumped 3.6% year-over-year (YoY) in June versus May’s 1% increase.
Separately, Germany’s Trade Balance for June stood at EUR14.9 billion versus EUR17.3 billion expected and EUR18.6 billion previous.
EUR/USD reaction to the German Industrial Production data
At the time of writing, EUR/USD keeps the green near 1.1675, unfazed by the German data.
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% | -0.11% | -0.07% | -0.07% | -0.21% | -0.27% | -0.17% | |
| EUR | 0.13% | 0.02% | 0.09% | 0.05% | -0.08% | -0.19% | -0.05% | |
| GBP | 0.11% | -0.02% | 0.08% | 0.05% | -0.09% | -0.20% | -0.04% | |
| JPY | 0.07% | -0.09% | -0.08% | -0.01% | -0.11% | -0.25% | -0.05% | |
| CAD | 0.07% | -0.05% | -0.05% | 0.01% | -0.14% | -0.24% | -0.08% | |
| AUD | 0.21% | 0.08% | 0.09% | 0.11% | 0.14% | -0.09% | 0.07% | |
| NZD | 0.27% | 0.19% | 0.20% | 0.25% | 0.24% | 0.09% | 0.19% | |
| CHF | 0.17% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.08% | -0.07% | -0.19% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent EUR (base)/USD (quote).
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Dhwani Mehta
FXStreet
Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.
