German industrial orders up 3.1% in June after May revision

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover German industrial orders up 3.1% in June after May revision?

Of the 14 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 43% are rated centre, 43% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 28. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is German industrial orders up 3.1% in June after May revision left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 14 rated outlets on this story, 14% are rated left, 43% are rated centre, 43% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of German industrial orders up 3.1% in June after May revision biased?

German industrial orders up 3.1% in June after May revision is one event reported by 28 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting German industrial orders up 3.1% in June after May revision?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered German industrial orders up 3.1% in June after May revision?

28 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What was the increase in German factory orders in June?

German factory orders rose 3.1% in June compared with May, the federal statistics office reported. The increase followed a downward revision of May’s growth to 0.3%. Mechanical engineering and electronics led the rise, though large contracts accounted for most of the growth.

Which sectors drove the increase in German factory orders?

The increase was driven by orders for mechanical engineering, data processing, electronic and optical equipment. The economy ministry linked some of the growth to public procurement projects for military modernisation and climate neutrality.

Did all outlets report the same details about the increase?

No. The right-rated digests did not mention the 0.5% fall in orders excluding large contracts or the downward revision of May’s growth to 0.3%. No left-rated outlet carried the story at all.