germanys industrial production rose in january by the biggest monthly increase since june 2020 suggesting resilience in the countrys factory sector at the start of the new year despite continued economic uncertainty industrial outputcomprising production in manufacturing energy and constructionincreased by 35 in january more than expected after falling by a revised 24 in december data from the german statistics office destatis showed wednesday economists polled by the wall street journal expected production to increase 15 still despite the large monthly increase production in january was 16 below the levels registered the same month a year earlier the improvement in production was driven by growth in the manufacture of electronic equipment and of chemicals and chemical products which rose 71 and 98 respectively destatis said however motorvehicle production and pharmaceuticals saw declines of 52 and 13 it added manufacturing output rose 19 on month energy production increased 04 and construction output climbed 126 while production at energyintensive industrial branches rose 68 the data showed stabilizing energy prices and easing of supplychain bottlenecks appear to be supporting germanys output with industrial orders data on tuesday also showing a small improvement in activity but the drag of higher interest rates is likely to intensify and subdue spending economists say