In April 2010 compared with March 2010, the euro area (EA16) industrial new orders index rose by 0.9%. In March the index increased by 5.1%. In the EU27, new orders decreased by 0.2% in April 2010, after a rise of 7.1% in March. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders grew by 1.1% in the euro area and by 0.9% in the EU27.