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As part of the study, the consulting firm AlixPartners analyzed the turnover and profitability of almost 1,200 companies and developed a "heat map" from this. The results show that the upturn in market development is spread across almost all regions and segments. In Germany, the areas of large electrical machinery (sales +5%), construction machinery and equipment (+4%), construction products (+3%) and industrial machinery (+2%) saw growth. In the latter area in particular, EBIT margins increased noticeably in 2016 (+7%). "The growth in Germany ...