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German manufacturing rebound gathers strength

By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt

Published: October 7 2009 12:07 | Last updated: October 7 2009 12:07

Germany’s manufacturing rebound has shown little sign of running out of steam, with industry reporting a surprisingly strong 1.4 per cent monthly increase in industrial orders in August.

The latest data suggested the V-shaped recovery in Germany’s industry had continued over the summer. Increases in orders would normally be expected to feed through into stronger production in coming months.

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