New orders for textiles & textile products go up

25 Aug '08

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In June 2008 compared with May 2008, the euro area1 (EA15) industrial new orders index2 fell by 0.3%. In May3 the index dropped by 5.4%. In the EU271 new orders decreased by 0.1% in June 2008, after falling by 5.4% in May3.

In June 2008 compared with June 2007, industrial new orders fell by 7.4% in the euro area and by 6.6% in the EU27.

Monthly changes:
In June 2008 compared with May 2008, new orders for textiles & textile products grew by 2.2% in the euro area and remained stable in the EU27. Manufacturing of chemicals & chemical products rose by 1.0% and 2.0% respectively.

In June 2008, among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in nine and fell in nine. The highest increases were recorded in Latvia (+31.0%), Portugal (+8.0%) and Hungary (+6.1%), and the largest decreases in Denmark (-21.8%), Ireland (-9.7%) and Germany (-3.5%).

Annual changes:
In June 2008 compared with June 2007, Manufacturing of chemicals & chemical products rose by 3.8% and 3.2% respectively. Machinery & equipment decreased by 2.8% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU27. Textiles & textile products declined by 9.6% in the euro area and by 8.0% in the EU27.

In June 2008, among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in eleven and fell in seven. The highest increases were registered in Romania (+27.8%), Latvia (+26.9%) and Lithuania (+22.9%), and the most significant falls in France (-16.9%), Spain (-6.5%), the Czech Republic and Germany (both -6.0%).

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