German
industry has posted its strongest month in almost two and a half years.
The
Economy Ministry said industrial production was up 1.9% in July, lifted by an
increase in manufacturing and construction output.
It
is a big improvement from June when industrial production rose just 0.4%.
It
is another piece of strong data from Germany. On Thursday data showed that
industrial orders rose at the strongest rate in the more than a year in July.
However
last month the ministry released
