In October 2007 compared with September 2007, new orders for transport equipment increased by 8.6% in the euro area and by 15.0% in the EU27. Manufacturing of basic metals & fabricated metal products rose by 3.7% and 2.9% respectively. Textiles & textile products gained 2.7% in the euro area and 1.9% in the EU27. Electrical & electronical equipment grew by 0.7% in the euro area, but fell by 0.4% in the EU27. Manufacturing of chemicals & chemical products increased by 0.5% and 0.1% respectively. Machinery and equipment decreased by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0.9% in the EU27.
In October 2007, among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in sixteen and fell in four. The highest increases were recorded in Bulgaria (+15.4%), Latvia (+14.1%) and the Czech Republic (+12.3%), and the largest decreases in Sweden (-3.9%) and Belgium (-1.8%).
Annual changes
In October 2007 compared with October 2006, new orders for transport equipment increased by 22.3% in the euro area and by 41.0% in the EU27. Manufacturing of machinery & equipment grew by 13.1% and 14.2% respectively. Chemicals & chemical products gained 8.1% in the euro area and 10.6% in the EU27. Manufacturing of basic metals & fabricated metal products rose by 7.5% and 7.8% respectively. Textiles & textile products increased by 3.3% in the euro area and by 5.8% in the EU27. Manufacturing of electrical & electronic equipment grew by 3.1% and 3.5% respectively.
In October 2007, among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in nineteen and fell only in Greece (-1.7%). The highest increases were registered in Poland (+61.1%), Lithuania (+31.9%), Romania (+25.6%) and the Czech Republic (+20.5%).
