Mechanical and plant engineeringGlobal machine sales stagnate in 2015 despite record
According to initial estimates by VDMA economists, global machine sales rose by a nominal 10% to a new record level. Adjusted for currency and price effects, however, global sales stagnated. The figures in detail.
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... defended its third place. Compared to the previous year, turnover in Germany rose by a nominal 2%. However, just like global machinery sales, it stagnated at the previous year's level when adjusted for price. At 983 billion euros, China is still by far the largest producer of machinery, followed by the USA. The sales volume of companies based in China is only slightly lower than that of the EU and the USA combined. The sales results were influenced by ...