Industrial new orders up in July in euro area and EU27
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- Industrial new orders down by 1.2% in euro area and by 1.4% in EU27
- Industrial new orders down in Euro area and EU27
- Industrial production up by 1.1% in euro area and by 0.5% in EU27
- Industrial production stable in euro area, up by 0.1% in EU27
- Industrial production down by 0.3% in both euro area and EU27
- Volume of retail trade down by 0.4% in euro area, up by 0.1% in EU27
- Industrial production up 0.3% in euro area and 0.5% in EU27
- Industrial production down by 1.6% in euro area and down by 1.1% in EU27
- Construction output up by 0.1% in the euro area, down by 0.2% in the EU27
- Volume of retail trade down by 0.6% in euro area and by 1.0% in EU27
- August 2008 volume of retail trade up by 0.3% in euro area Up by 0.4% in EU27
- Construction output up by 0.1% in the euro area - Up by 0.2% in the EU27
- Retail trade volume down 0.5% in euro area, up 0.3% in EU27
- Retail trade in Malta decreased by 8.1% in June
- Industrial producer prices up by 1.1% in euro area and by 0.9% in EU27
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In July 2008 compared with June 2008, the euro area (EA15) industrial new orders index grew by 1.0%. In June the index dropped by 0.5%. In the EU27 new orders increased by 2.3% in July 2008, after remaining stable in June. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment4 industrial new orders fell by 1.4% in the euro area and by 3.6% in the EU27.
In July 2008 compared with July 2007, industrial new orders grew by 1.6% in the euro area and by 2.8% in the EU27. Total industry excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment dropped by 2.1% in the euro area and by 2.2% in the EU27. These estimates are released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities.
Monthly changes
In July 2008 compared with June 2008, new orders for transport equipment rose by 10.0% in the euro area and by 17.4% in the EU27. Manufacturing of chemicals & chemical products grew by 1.1% and 0.4% respectively. Textiles & textile products gained 0.8% in the euro area and 0.3% in the EU27. Manufacturing of machinery & equipment fell by 1.1% and 3.5% respectively. Electrical & electronic equipment decreased by 1.8% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU27. Manufacturing of basic metals & fabricated metal products declined by 2.4% and 2.2% respectively.
In July 2008, among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in thirteen and fell in six. The highest increases were recorded in Estonia (+9.9%), Italy (+5.9%) and France (+4.3%), and the largest decreases in Lithuania (-2.6%), Sweden (-2.2%) and Poland (-2.1%).
Annual changes
In July 2008 compared with July 2007, new orders for chemicals & chemical products grew by 7.0% in the euro area and by 5.8% in the EU27. Manufacturing of basic metals & fabricated metal products rose by 4.9% and 5.7% respectively. Transport equipment gained 4.8% in the euro area and 9.3% in the EU27. Manufacturing of electrical & electronic equipment decreased by 2.1% and 3.3% respectively. Textiles & textile products fell by 4.3% in the euro area and by 3.6% in the EU27. Machinery & equipment declined by 6.3% and 7.4% respectively.
In July 2008, among the Member States for which data are available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in eleven and fell in eight. The highest increases were registered in Romania (+29.2%), Latvia (+26.2%) and Estonia (+23.0%), and the most significant falls in Denmark (-11.2%), Poland (-4.3%), and Sweden (-2.9%).
Note: There was no specific data available for Malta in this press release.
















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