Brussels, 06/01/2010 (Agence Europe) - According to figures published by Eurostat on Wednesday 6 January, in October 2009 compared with September 2009, the euro area industrial new orders index fell by 2.2%. In September the index rose by 1.7%. In the EU27, new orders declined by 1.6% in October 2009, after an increase of 1.4% in September. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders fell by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.8% in the EU27. In October 2009 compared with October 2008, industrial new orders decreased by 14.5% in the euro area and by 14.1% in the EU27. Total industry orders, excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, dropped by 14.4% and 14.1% respectively.
In October 2009 compared with September 2009, new orders for intermediate goods increased by 1.5% in the euro area and by 1.0% in the EU27, whereas capital goods dropped by 4.6% and 1.8% respectively. Durable consumer goods rose by 0.6% in the euro area, but fell by 1.7% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods remained stable in the euro area, but declined by 1.4% in the EU27. Total manufacturing working on orders rose in ten member states, such as Hungary (+7.4%), and fell in thirteen including Denmark (-14.8%).
In October 2009 compared with October 2008, new orders for non-durable consumer goods fell by 6.4% in the euro area and by 5.9% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods declined by 14.2% and 9.5% respectively. Capital goods dropped by 15.0% in the euro area and by 15.4% in the EU27. Intermediate goods decreased by 16.4% and 15.4% respectively. (A.B./transl.fl)