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Rhineland-Neckar, Baby! Construction Crisis and More!
Let's dive into the economic nitty-gritty of Rhineland-Neckar in Q2 '23, focusing on construction, industry, retail, and foreign trade.
In the construction industry, the price-adjusted order intake cratered by a whopping 6.1% in Q2 '23 compared to the same period the previous year. Civil engineering took a massive hit, plunging 7.8%, marking five straight quarters of decline. Building construction wasn't far behind, dropping a significant 4.6%.
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For example, you can keep your eyes peeled for the monthly development of building permits for new buildings. No spoilers, but there's absolutely no indication of a miraculous improvement in the order situation. In fact, the approved residential floor area in planned residential buildings plummeted a staggering 35.1% compared to the same period last year, and non-residential buildings weren't spared either, with a 40.2% decline.
The manufacturing sector in North Rhine-Westphalia is also heading south, with order intake dropping a respectable 6.0% in Q2 '23 compared to the same quarter the previous year. But hey, it could've been worse – the number of orders fell less rapidly in Q2 '23, underperforming against Q4 '22 and Q1 '23 by only 11.8% and 11.6%.
Over in the retail sector, sales were down a disheartening 1.9% in Q2 '23 compared to the previous year, marking four consecutive quarters below par.
And guess what? The gloom continues in foreign trade. The exported tonnage was once again below the result of the corresponding quarter the previous year in Q2 '23, with a plummeting 11.8%. And here's something even more sobering – the quantities of imported goods fell for the first time in nine quarters, dropping by 4.2%.
But don't get all doom and gloom on us! The service sector hasn't completely succumbed yet. In Q2 '23, turnover took a small dive for the first time, plummeting a mere 1.2%. In Q4 '22 and Q1 '23, however, there were increases of 4.4% and 3.3% compared to the same periods in the previous year.
No need to panic just yet! The KonjunkturMonitor NRW offers colorful visualizations and comparisons, allowing you to spot how Rhineland-Neckar stacks up against the rest of Germany.
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In the world of business and finance, the construction industry in Rhineland-Neckar experienced a decline in Q2 '23, with price-adjusted order intake dropping significantly across various sectors. The manufacturing sector also showed a downturn, while retail sales posted consecutive quarters below par. On the other hand, the service sector turnover, although showing a decrease in Q2 '23, still performed better compared to Q4 '22 and Q1 '23. Foreign trade, too, faced losses in exported tonnage and imported goods during the same period.
