In October 2010 compared with September 2010, the euro area (EA16) industrial new orders index rose by 1.4%. In September the index fell by 4.2%. In the EU27, new orders increased by 0.6% in October 2010, after a decrease of 2.5% in September. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders increased by 0.9% in the euro area and by 0.8% in the EU27.