Compared with 2008, the average new orders index for 2009 fell by 22.6% in the euro area and by 21.9% in the EU27.
Monthly changes
In December 2009 compared with November 2009, new orders for capital goods rose by 7.0% in the euro area and by 4.3% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods increased by 0.3% in the euro area, but fell by 1.5% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods decreased by 1.5% in the euro area, but gained 2.2% in the EU27. Intermediate goods dropped by 4.1% and 3.0% respectively.
Among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in ten and fell in eleven. The highest increases were registered in France (+17.1%), Lithuania (+6.1%) and Latvia (+6.0%), and the largest decreases in Hungary (-8.0%), Ireland (-7.2%) and the Netherlands (-4.7%).
Annual changes
In December 2009 compared with December 2008, new orders for capital goods increased by 15.6% in the euro area and by 8.7% in the EU27. Intermediate goods rose by 5.6% in both zones. Non-durable consumer goods gained 0.6% in the euro area, but fell by 1.4% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods grew by 0.2% and 7.1% respectively.
Among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in thirteen and fell in nine. The highest rises were registered in France (+20.4%), Slovakia (+18.2%) and Finland (+15.4%), and the largest falls in Ireland (-24.8%), Portugal (-15.6%) and Estonia (-13.2%).
