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German machine tool industry with muted annual results 2024
German machine tool industry with muted annual results 2024
German machine tool industry with muted annual results 2024

Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the fourth quarter of 2024 were 7 percent down on the previous year's figure. Orders from both Germany and abroad fell by similar amounts: 7 percent and 6 percent, respectively. In 2024 as a whole, incoming orders declined by 19 percent. Domesti...
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Demand for machine tools continues to decline: Situation expected to stabilize by end of year
Demand for machine tools continues to decline: Situation expected...
Demand for machine tools continues to decline: Situation expected to stabilize by end of...

Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the second quarter of 2024 were 28 percent down on the same period last year. Orders from Germany fell by 13 percent whereas those from abroad dropped by 33 percent.
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German machine tool manufacturers now have much broader base in the customer industries: Engineering sector now biggest customer for first time
German machine tool manufacturers now have much broader base...
German machine tool manufacturers now have much broader base in the customer industries: Engineering...

Last year, the German machine tool industry supplied around 27 percent of its production to the automotive industry and its suppliers, according to the latest customer structure survey conducted by the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) among its members.
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