The rise of the German industry continues. The Federal Statistical Office announced that the order backlog in the manufacturing sector in December 2025 increased by 1.2 percent, adjusted for prices, compared to the previous month. Compared to the same month last year, the order backlog increased by 7.0 percent. The indicator for the order backlog thus reached highest level since October 2022.
According to statistics, this development was supported by the increase in other vehicle construction. These include airplanes, ships, trains and military vehicles. The increase in the production of metal products also had a positive effect on the overall result. In the Automotive industry However, the order backlog fell by 2.9 percent.
Reach increases to its highest level since 2015
The range of the order backlog also increased in December 2025. According to the Federal Office, compared to the previous month, it increased from 8.0 to 8.2 months. This is the highest value of the so-called range since data collection began in 2015. The value shows how many months the companies would theoretically have to produce, with sales remaining the same, in order to process existing orders.
It was worn Development According to the Federal Statistical Office, particularly from open domestic orders, which rose by 3.0 percent in December compared to the previous month. However, the number of orders from abroad stagnated.
