German industrial orders rise 0.9% in February

By Maria Martinez

April 8 (Reuters) - German industrial orders rose less than expected in February, growing by 0.9% on the previous month on a seasonally and calendar adjusted basis, the federal statistics office said on Wednesday.

A Reuters poll of analysts had pointed to a rise of 2.0%.

When large-scale orders are excluded, new orders were 3.5% higher than in the previous month.

The less volatile three-month on three-month comparison showed that new orders in the period from December to February were 2.0% higher than in the previous three months.

Foreign orders were up 4.7% in February on the month, with orders from the euro zone increasing by 6.7% and orders from outside the euro zone rising by 3.5%.

By contrast, domestic orders fell by 4.4% on the month.