BERLIN, July 6 (Xinhua) -- German factory orders in May remained unchanged from the previous month, as a drop in domestic demand was offset by an increase in foreign orders, official data showed on Wednesday.
The zero-growth of new orders in May followed a revised drop of 1.9 percent in April, said German federal statistics office Destatis.
Adjusted for seasonal and working-day swings, domestic orders decreased by 1.9 percent month on month, while foreign orders increased by 1.4 percent, led by a jump of 4 percent in orders from the eurozone.
"The orders in the manufacturing sector remained stable to date apart from monthly fluctuations," the German Economy Ministry said in a statement, "The business climate in manufacturing brightened recently again and indicated a continued solid performance."
However, economists said weak orders in recent months showed that industrial output would slow down in the second quarter, weighing on the overall economic growth.
"The trend is obvious: the German industry is treading water," said Carsten Brzeski, chief economist at ING-DiBa bank.
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Fox’s “The Post” is leading the rest of the pack handily and topped forecasts with $22.2 million at 2,819 locations for Friday-Monday after expanding from 36 sites. The opening of Lionsgate’s Liam Neeson’s thriller “The Commuter” also topped expectations in third place with $16 million at 2,892 venues.
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Warner. Bros.’ launch of family comedy “Paddington 2” was battling for sixth place with Universal’s second weekend of “Insidious: The Last Chapter” with about $14.1 million each. Sony’s launch of action-thriller “Proud Mary” came in eighth with $12 million at 2,125 sites followed by Universal’s fourth weekend of “Pitch Perfect” with $6.7 million at 2,505 sites and Focus Features’ eighth weekend of “Darkest Hour” with $5.7 million at 1 Herre Nike Air Max 90 Ultra SE Svart Hvit På Salg Norge ,693 venues.
Overall business was solid rather than spectacular with a four-day total in the $190 million range, according to comScore. “Jumanj: Welcome to the Jungle,” which will finish the holiday with nearly $290 million in 29 days, now ranks as the eighth highest grosser released in 2017.
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Disney noted Sunday that “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” had reached a worldwide total of $1.264 billion, topping Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” ($1.263 billion) and Universal’s “The Fate of the Furious” ($1.236 billion) to become the top global release of 2017 and the tenth-highest global release of all time.
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“We see a real opportunity for attracting young people who are politically aware due to the timeliness of the subject matter,” he added.
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“The Commuter,” starring Neeson as a businessman drawn into a criminal conspiracy on his train ride home. The film finished Friday with around $4.6 million, and has received a B CinemaScore.and a 55% Rotten Tomatoes rating. The film kicks off a long-term partnership between Lionsgate and StudioCanal that will continue with “Early Man” and “Shaun the Sheep Movie 2.”
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“Paddington 2,” in which Ben Whishaw voices the accident-prone bear, has already earned $125 million internationally and has garnered a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.