• Prior -1.9%; revised to -1.0%

The drag here also comes after a more positive revision to the December numbers, so keep that in mind. Still, German industrial output was much weaker in January amid a steeper drop in production in the manufacture of metal products (-12.4%). Looking at the breakdown, the production of consumer goods fell by 4.2%, the production of intermediate goods by 2.6%, and the production of capital goods by 1.6%.

The year-on-year reading shows overall German industrial production dropping by 2.6% after adjusting for calendar effects.