In February 2010 compared with January 2010, the euro area (EA16) industrial new orders index rose by 1.5%. In January 20103 the index fell by 1.6%. In the EU271 new orders increased by 1.1% in February 2010, after a rise of 0.3% in January 2010. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders rose by 2.5% in the euro area and by 1.9% in the EU27.