German manufacturing downturn drags into final quarter

BERLIN (Reuters) - German industrial orders fell unexpectedly in October as demand at home and from outside the euro zone weakened, suggesting a manufacturing downturn will continue to hold back growth in Europe's largest economy in the final quarter.Contracts for German-made goods were down 0.4% from the previous month, the Statistics Office said on Thursday. That undershot a Reuters consensus forecast for a 0.3% rise."The German industry is still stuck in the vale of tears," VP Bank economist..