June 6 (Reuters) - German industrial orders fell unexpectedly in April, dragged down by large-scale orders, data from the federal statistics office showed on Tuesday.
Industrial orders fell by 0.4% on the previous month on a seasonally and calendar adjusted basis.
Excluding large-scale orders, there was an increase of 1.4% in April compared to the previous month.
Year-on-year, industrial orders were down 9.9% in April.
Domestic orders rose by 1.6%, while foreign orders sank by 1.8% on the previous month, the statistics office data showed.
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