In June, the VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association received significantly more orders than in the previous month of May. Compared to the previous year, however, orders were lower.
As the German Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association has now announced, orders this year were 17 per cent lower than in June last year. Incoming orders from Germany and abroad were both 17 per cent down on the same month last year. In the first half of 2020, companies recorded 18 per cent fewer orders in total compared to the same period last yearDomestic minus 17 per cent, international minus 18 per cent.
Increase in incoming orders for packaging machines
For packaging machines (excluding beverage packaging machines) In June, orders increased by 21 per cent compared to the previous month of May.. Compared to the same month last year, June, they were up by almost 9 per cent. Orders from abroad in particular contributed to this. These increased by 11 per cent.
Domestic orders fell 3 percentage points below the previous year's figure. In the first half of the year, companies received 11 per cent fewer orders overall than in the same period of the previous year: domestic down 19 per cent, foreign down 10 per cent.
With the In June, incoming orders for food processing machinery rose by 13 per cent. compared to the previous month of May 2020. In comparison to the same month last year, June, orders were 14 per cent lower.
Domestic orders were down 20 per cent and orders from abroad were down 12 per cent. In the first half of the year, companies recorded 14 per cent fewer orders overall than in the same period of the previous year: foreign orders down 18 per cent, domestic orders up 7 per cent.
Source: VDMA
