Statistics Norway

Change in value for new orders received and unfilled orders.
Per cent
Industrial Classification New orders received (trend)1 Unfilled orders (original series)
Q1 2008-Q1 2009
Q3 2008-
Q4 2008
Q4 2008-
Q1 2009
Total -31.7 -25.4 -19.3
Basic Chemicals -35.9 -28.4 -34.8
Basic Metals -33.3 -25.3 -61.1
Machinery and Equipment -35.6 -36.3 2.7
Ships, boats and oil plattforms -29.0 -2.8 -34.4
1  Estimated annual changes in trend series, based on change in percentage from previous
quarter, converted to annual growth.

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