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The Eurozone (EA16) new
industrial orders index jumped by
3.8% in May. In April the index increased
by 0.6%. In the EU27,
new orders increased by 2.7% in May 2010 after a rise of 0.3% in April.
Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment4,
for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders grew by 2.6%
in the Eurozone and by 2.7% in the
EU27.
In the year to May 2010, new industrial new orders increased
by 22.7% in the Eurozone and by 20.1% in the EU27. Total
industry excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment4
rose by 22.4% and 22.0% respectively. These
estimates are released by Eurostat,
the statistics office of the European Union.
Monthly changes:In May 2010, new orders for capital goods rose
by 5.3% in the Eurozone and by 4.7% in the
EU27. Non-durable consumer goods
increased by 4.0% and 4.5% respectively. Durable consumer goods gained 2.9% in
the Eurozone and 1.1% in the EU27.
Intermediate goods grew by 1.4% and 2.3% respectively.
Among the Member States for which data are available, total
manufacturing working on orders rose in fourteen and fell in seven. The highest
increases were registered in Denmark (+13.4%), Estonia (+12.1%) and the Czech Republic (+7.5%) and the
largest decreases in Greece and the Netherlands
(both -6.1%) and the United Kingdom
(-2.8%).
Annual changes:
In the year to 2010 compared with May 2009, new orders for intermediate goods
rose by 30.2% in the Eurozone and by 30.1% in the
EU27. Capital goods increased by
20.7% and 16.1% respectively. Durable consumer goods gained 13.1% in the
Eurozone and
16.5% in the EU27.
Non-durable consumer goods grew by 8.2% and 6.4% respectively.
Among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing
working on orders rose in twenty and fell only in
Denmark and Greece (both -1.0%). The highest
increases were registered in Latvia (+69.0%), Estonia (+44.1%),
Hungary (+40.6%) and Finland (+40.5%).
Irish order were up 6.8% in the
month of May and up 5.9% in the 12-month period.
The Eurozone (EA16) includes Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain,
France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal,
Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.
The EU27 includes Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG), the Czech
Republic (CZ), Denmark (DK), Germany (DE), Estonia (EE), Ireland (IE),
Greece (EL), Spain (ES), France (FR), Italy (IT), Cyprus (CY), Latvia (LV),
Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), Hungary (HU), Malta (MT), the Netherlands
(NL), Austria (AT), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Romania (RO), Slovenia (SI),
Slovakia (SK), Finland (FI), Sweden (SE) and the United Kingdom (UK).
