Production in Germany's most energy-intensive sectors fell by 15.2 per cent
Germany’s energy-hungry industries have suffered sharp falls in output since the start of the Ukraine war, data showed Friday, with little hope of an imminent rebound.
After Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moscow slashed gas supplies to Europe amid soaring tensions with the West, sending up power costs for German industry.
Production in Germany’s most energy-intensive sectors fell by 15.2 percent between February 2022, the month when the conflict began, and March this year, according to statistics agency Destatis.
The decline in these sectors, ranging from chemicals and metal processing to glass and paper production, was sharper than for industry as a whole over the period, it said.
