Germany: Business continues to be poor for hardwood sawmills
For hardwood sawmills, the current business situation in September is somewhat less dire than in the previous month. However, at just over 70%, the majority of survey participants still rate the current situation as poor, while 30% consider it adequate.

Germany: Business climate for softwood sawmills cools significantly
In September, the business climate for German softwood sawmills cooled sharply. The current situation is rated as satisfactory by 95% of survey participants, while 5% consider it poor. The outlook for the future has clouded significantly.

Germany: Orders in building construction decline again
In July 2025, real, calendar-adjusted order intake grew by 1.9% compared to the previous month. This represents a decline of 5.8% for building construction, but an increase of 8.9% for civil engineering.