These estimates are released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Monthly changes
In November 2010 compared with October 2010, new orders for capital goods rose by 1.8% in the euro area and by 2.8% in the EU27. Intermediate goods increased by 1.3% in both zones. Durable consumer goods fell by 0.9% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods decreased by 1.5% and 0.6% respectively.
Among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in seventeen, fell in four and remained unchanged in Denmark. The highest increases were registered in Hungary (+17.1%), Portugal (+9.1%), Finland (+7.3%) and Germany (+5.3%), and the decreases in Latvia (-2.6%), the Netherlands (-2.3%), Italy (-2.0%) and Poland (-1.5%).
Annual changes
In November 2010 compared with November 2009, new orders for intermediate goods rose by 23.3% in the euro area and by 22.8% in the EU27. Capital goods increased by 22.0% and 20.2% respectively. Durable consumer goods grew by 6.0% in the euro area and by 9.3% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods increased by 5.3% and 3.0% respectively.
Total manufacturing working on orders rose in all Member States for which data are available. The highest increases were registered in Estonia (+59.2%), Lithuania (+56.9%) and Portugal (+51.4%), and the lowest in Denmark (+1.0%), Greece (+6.5%) and Poland (+8.5%).
