24/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Euro area industrial new orders index2 fell by 2.4% in March 2006 compared to February 2006. The index increased by 3.4% in February3 and decreased by 6.0% in January. EU25 new orders dropped by 1.7% in March. In March 2006 compared to March 2005, industrial new orders increased by 12.1% in the Euro area and by 11.1% in the EU25. The highest increases were recorded in Latvia (+56.1%), Poland (+20.5%), Hungary (+10.7%) and Malta (+10.6%). The largest decreases...