germanys industrial production rose in september beating expectations even as demand for goods moderated and factories grappled with high energy prices and supply bottlenecks total industrial outputcomprising production in manufacturing energy and constructionincreased 06 on month in september data from the german statistics office destatis showed monday economists polled by the wall street journal had expected a 01 increase in august industrial production fell 12 instead of decreasing 08 as the first estimate showed on an annual basis industrial output increased 26 in september destatis said production in manufacturing rose 07 on month and energy production increased 17 while construction output fell 03 the data showed in the energyintensive industrial branches production declined by 09 in september compared with august a larger decrease than in industry as a whole according to the german statistics office production is still affected by the extreme shortage of intermediate products destatis said in an ifo institute survey 658 of enterprises complained of bottlenecks and problems in procuring intermediate products and raw materials in september germanys industrial sector faces pressure from cooling demand with new orders for factories declining 40 in september and falling for eight consecutive months