The numbers weren't necessarily worse than last month, but just objectively bad.
Within the surveys, in addition to bad trends on orders and output, there was another common theme.
Here's a line form the Italian survey: "Steepest decrease in input prices for close to four years"
And from the French one: "Sharpest fall in input prices since July 2012"
Germany: "Sharpest drop in input costs since August 2009."
Spain: "Input costs fall further as raw material prices decline"
You get the picture.
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