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)
Q4 2008-Q4 2009
Q2 2009-
Q3 2009
Q3 2009-
Q4 2009
Total -19.3 -6.6 -31.8
Basic chemicals 13.6 11.7 54.9
Basic metals -19.0 -2.7 8.4
Machinery and equipment -57.5 -22.1 -46.7
Ships, boats and oil plattforms -20.3 -17.8 -47.4
1  Estimated annual changes in trend series, based on change in percentage
from previous quarter, converted to annual growth.

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