BERLIN—German industrial output suffered its steepest drop in August since April last year, due to supply chain disruptions that are holding back growth in Europe’s biggest economy and hitting the auto sector particularly hard, official data showed on Thursday.
The Federal Statistics Office said industrial output fell by 4.0 percent on the month after an increase of 1.3 percent in July. A Reuters poll had pointed to a decline in August of 0.4 percent.
