but VDMA economic expert Ralph Wiechers said that both results should not be overestimated. "The domestic increase is based on an extremely weak comparative basis in the previous year," Wiechers said.

A slight rise in domestic orders, up 3%, was offset by a 14% tumble in foreign ones, but VDMA economic expert Ralph Wiechers said that both results should not be overestimated. "The domestic increase ...