Brussels, 25/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - According to forecasts published by Eurostat, Industrial new orders were up by 1.7% in euro-zone an in the EU25 up by 0.3% between 25 October-November 2004 In November 2004 compared to November 2003, industrial new orders increased by 12.2% in the euro-zone and by 10.4% in the EU25.
In November 2004, in the different sectors, as compared to the previous month, transport equipment grew by 9.0% in the euro-zone and by 5.0% in the EU25. Textiles and textile products gained 1.2% in the euro-zone, but remained unchanged in the EU25. Electrical and electronic equipment increased by 0.4% in the euro-zone, but declined by 1.2% in the EU25. Manufacturing of basic metals and fabricated metal products decreased by 0.6% and 1.8% respectively. Chemicals and chemical products fell by 1.0% in both zones. Machinery and equipment declined by 2.2% in the euro-zone and by 2.1% in the EU25. In November 2004, and among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in four Member States, fell in nine and remained unchanged in Belgium. The highest increases were registered in France (+21.7%), Portugal (+5.1%), the Czech Republic (+2.3%) and Italy (+0.7%). The largest decreases were observed in Hungary (-13.2%), Poland (-4.9%), Latvia (-4.8%), the Netherlands (-4.5%) and Slovakia (-4.3%).
In November 2004, as compared to November 2003, transport equipment increased by 27.0% in the euro-zone and by 16.6% in the EU25. Manufacturing of basic metals and fabricated metal products rose by 15.3% and 16.0% respectively. Chemicals and chemical products gained 14.4% in the euro-zone and 13.1% in the EU25. Manufacturing of electrical and electronic equipment increased by 5.5% and 7.3% respectively. Textiles and textile products gained 1.8% in the euro-zone, but decreased by 1.2% in the EU25. Manufacturing of machinery and equipment dropped by 2.0% and 1.8% respectively. In November 2004, and among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in eleven Member States and fell in three. The largest rises were recorded in Lithuania (+ 75.0%), France (+27.2%), Latvia (+24.5%) and the Czech Republic (+20. 9%). Decreases were observed in Portugal (-9.0%), Denmark (-4.6%) and the Netherlands (-1.0%).