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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China was once again able to maintain its exceptional position in the global mechanical engineering industry in 2015, with companies based in China selling machinery and equipment worth EUR 983 billion. However, a price and exchange rate-adjusted sales increase of 2% is the weakest growth rate since the end of the 1990s. In euro terms, however, the currency appreciation in 2015 resulted in an increase of 19% compared to the previous year. China's share of global sales is now ...