Industrial new orders down by 3.8% in euro area Down by 2.5% in EU27

In September 2010 compared with August 2010, the euro area1 (EA16) industrial new orders index fell by 3.8%. In August3 the index rose by 5.1%. In the EU27, new orders decreased by 2.5% in September 2010, after a gain of 3.5% in August. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders declined by 3.3% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU27. In September 2010 compared with September 2009, industrial new orders grew by 13.5% in the euro area and by 13.4% in the EU27. Total industry excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment4 rose by 15.6% and 15.2% respectively.

In September 2010 compared with August 2010, new orders for non-durable consumer goods fell by 1.8% in both the euro area and the EU27. Intermediate goods decreased by 2.2% and 1.9% respectively. Capital goods declined by 2.5% in the euro area and by 2.7% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods fell by 6.3% and 3.0% respectively.

Among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in eleven and fell in eleven. The highest increases were registered in Estonia (+8.5%), Hungary (+6.9%) and the Netherlands (+4.8%), and the largest decreases in Denmark (-27.3%), Greece (-16.3%) and Lithuania (-5.1%).

In September 2010 compared with September 2009, new orders for intermediate goods rose by 20.0% in the euro area and by 19.4% in the EU27. Capital goods increased by 12.0% and 13.0% respectively. Non-durable consumer goods grew by 2.2% in the euro area, but fell by 1.1% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods decreased by 1.9% in the euro area, but gained 1.2% in the EU27. Among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in nineteen and fell in three. The highest increases were registered in Estonia (+52.9%), Finland (+31.9%) and Latvia (+31.6%). The decreases were observed in Greece (-7.7%), Denmark (-7.6%) and France (-0.4%). 

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Industrial new orders up by 5.3% in euro area Up by 3.6% in EU27

In August 2010 compared with July 2010, the euro area (EA16) industrial new orders index rose by 5.3%. In July3 the index fell by 1.8%. In the EU271, new orders increased by 3.6% in August 2010, after a decline of 1.6% in July. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders rose by 4.1% in the euro area and by 3.3% in the EU27. In August 2010 compared with August 2009, industrial new orders grew by 24.4% in the euro area and by 22.6% in the EU27. Total industry excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment4 rose by 23.5% and 23.0% respectively.

In August 2010 compared with July 2010, new orders for capital goods rose by 8.1% in the euro area and by 6.0% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods increased by 5.4% and 2.1% respectively. Intermediate goods rose by 3.4% in the euro area and by 2.5% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods gained 0.7% and 0.4% respectively. Among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in eleven and fell in eleven. The highest increases were registered in Denmark (+21.0%), Italy (+11.3%) and Greece (+11.1%), and the largest decreases in Hungary (-8.6%), Ireland (-6.2%) and Sweden (-5.9%).

In August 2010 compared with August 2009, new orders for intermediate goods rose by 28.0% in the euro area and by 27.0% in the EU27. Capital goods increased by 25.2% and 23.3% respectively. Durable consumer goods grew by 15.9% in the euro area and by 14.0% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods gained 11.9% and 9.0% respectively. Total manufacturing working on orders rose in all Member States for which data are available. The highest increases were registered in Denmark (+52.9%), Latvia (+49.7%) and Estonia (+38.3%), and the lowest in Portugal (+9.2%), the United Kingdom (+9.9%) and Spain (+12.6%).

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Industrial new orders down by 2.4% in euro area

In July 2010 compared with June 2010, the euro area1 (EA16) industrial new orders index fell by 2.4%. In June the index increased by 2.4%. In the EU27, new orders declined by 2.3% in July 2010, after a rise of 2.5% in June. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders fell by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU27.
In July 2010 compared with July 2009, industrial new orders grew by 11.2% in the euro area and by 12.5% in the EU27. Total industry excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment rose by 13.6% and 14.8% respectively.

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