Industrial Orders Industrial Production
– March – – March –
%mom %yoy %mom %yoy

Median Forecast -0.3 -2.8 0.7 -1.1
High forecast 1.8 0.8 2.4 2.4
Low forecast -1.0 -4.0 0.0 -2.0
Previous period 0.3 -6.1 -1.3 1.2
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Number of responses 17 9 16 7
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4Cast 0.5 -2.8 0.3 n/a
ABN AMRO -0.6 n/a 1.5 n/a
Barclays Cap. 1.0 -2.3 0.7 -1.2
BNP Paribas -0.5 n/a 0.7 n/a
Capital Economics -0.2 -3.5 0.0 -2.0
Citi -0.4 -3.7 2.4 0.2
Commerzbank 1.8 -1.5 1.0 -1.1
DZ Bank -0.3 0.8 n/a n/a
ING 1.0 -2.3 2.0 2.4
LBBW -0.5 n/a 0.5 n/a
Morgan Stanley -0.6 n/a 0.6 n/a
Natixis 0.0 -3.3 n/a n/a
Nomura 0.3 n/a 0.1 n/a
Standard Chartered -0.6 -4.0 1.0 -1.1
UBS n/a n/a 0.7 -1.5
Unicredit 0.5 n/a 1.0 n/a
West LB -0.5 n/a 1.2 n/a
Westpac -1.0 n/a 0.0 n/a
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Exports Imports Trade (E Bln)
– March – – March –
%mom %mom (SA) (NSA)

Median Forecast 0.8 1.6 13.2 15.3
High forecast 2.8 2.2 14.5 19.7
Low forecast -2.0 1.0 12.0 12.0
Previous period 1.6 3.9 13.6 14.8
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Number of responses 5 2 4 6
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4Cast n/a n/a n/a 12.0
BNP Paribas n/a n/a 13.1 n/a
Capital Economics n/a n/a n/a 12.5
Citi n/a n/a 12.0 n/a
DZ Bank n/a n/a n/a 16.0
ING 1.0 1.0 n/a n/a
LBBW n/a n/a 14.5 14.5
Morgan Stanley n/a n/a 13.2 19.7
Natixis 2.8 2.2 n/a 16.0
Standard Chartered -2.0 n/a n/a n/a
Unicredit -1.0 n/a n/a n/a
West LB 0.8 n/a n/a n/a

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* Median is based on above forecasts and is not intended to represent
a consensus.

The survey was conducted on Friday, May 4.

[TOPICS: MTABLE,M$GDS$,M$G$$$,M$XDS$,M$X$$$]