German construction orders fall 9.2% in July
Germany’s main construction sector recorded a sharp monthly decline in new orders in July. Sales and employment nevertheless remained above their year-earlier levels.
Price-adjusted orders in Germany’s main construction industry dropped 9.2% in July 2026 from June after seasonal and calendar adjustments. Building construction orders declined 8.4%, while civil engineering recorded a 10.0% fall.
The Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) reported the figures on Friday, September 25. Across the less volatile May-to-July period, total orders were 2.7% higher than in the preceding three months, supported by a 7.6% increase in civil engineering.
On a calendar-adjusted annual basis, real orders were down 1.9% from July 2025. The decrease reached 1.5% in building construction and 2.2% in civil engineering, although unadjusted nominal orders rose 2.7%.
Industry revenue showed a stronger trend, increasing 4.6% in real terms from a year earlier. Nominal sales advanced 9.4% to €12.1 billion, while employment at surveyed businesses grew 1.5% to about 545,000 people.