In November 2009 compared with October 2009, the euro area (EA16) industrial new orders index rose by 2.7%. In October the index fell by 2.1%. In the EU27 new orders increased by 2.6% in November 2009, after a decrease of 1.5% in October. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment4, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders rose by 2.7% in the euro area and by 2.9% in the EU27.

In November 2009 compared with November 2008, industrial new orders decreased by 0.5% in the euro area and by 1.2% in the EU27. Total industry excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment dropped by 0.8% in both zones.

Monthly changes

In November 2009 compared with October 2009, new orders for intermediate goods increased by 2.3% in the euro area and by 2.1% in the EU27. Capital goods rose by 1.1% and 2.8% respectively. Durable consumer goods gained 0.6% in the euro area and 0.3% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods grew by 0.8% and 1.6% respectively.

Among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in fifteen and fell in eight. The highest increases were registered in Austria (+10.3%), Estonia (+7.4%) and Greece (+7.3%), and the largest decreases in Hungary (-9.6%), Ireland (-4.4%) and Bulgaria (-4.1%).

Annual changes

In November 2009 compared with November 2008, new orders for non-durable consumer goods rose by 1.6% in the euro area and by 4.3% in the EU27. Capital goods increased by 0.8% in the euro area, but fell by 1.9% in the EU27. Intermediate goods decreased by 2.1% and 1.8% respectively. Durable consumer goods declined by 5.3% in the euro area, but grew by 0.1% in the EU27.

Among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in nine, fell in fourteen and remained stable in Italy. The highest rises were registered in Slovenia (+10.6%), the Czech Republic (+7.9%) and Finland (+6.9%), and the largest falls in Ireland (-26.5%), Lithuania (-24.8%) and Estonia (-16.3%).