Germany's Federal Statistical Office reported on the 6th that industrial orders in August fell 10.6% from the previous month on a seasonally and working-day adjusted basis, far below the 1.0% decline forecast by analysts polled by Reuters. Large orders for aircraft, ships, rail vehicles and military vehicles declined, with the "other transport equipment" category plunging 61.5%. This is a reversal after orders in that sector more than doubled in July. Excluding large-scale contracts, new orders in August edged down just 0.1%. On a three-month comparison that smooths out volatility, new orders from June to August rose 1.3% compared with the preceding three-month period. July's new orders were revised up to a 3.2% month-on-month increase from the preliminary reading of 2.5%. Foreign orders in August fell 5.4%, with orders from the euro zone down 5.4%, orders from outside the euro zone down 5.5%, and domestic orders down 17.3%.