In June 2011 compared with May 2011, the euro area (EA17) industrial new orders index fell by 0.7%. In May the index rose by 3.6%. In the EU27 new orders decreased by 0.3% in June 2011, after an increase of 1.2% in May. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders declined by 3.0% in the euro area and by 2.2% in the EU27.