Signs of improvement despite reduced stocks
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Compared with the first quarter of 2016, total stocks in the order-based industry fell by 19 per cent in the first quarter of 2017. Total stocks are now showing signs of levelling out. New orders were up 21 per cent in the same period.
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- Index of orders in manufacturing (discontinued)
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- Index of orders in manufacturing (archive)
Figure 1. New orders received and stock of orders. Unadjusted. 2005=100
| Stock of orders | New orders received | |
| Q1-2011 | 148.4 | 134.4 |
| Q2-2011 | 165.6 | 169.9 |
| Q3-2011 | 176.6 | 143.1 |
| Q4-2011 | 169.2 | 128.9 |
| Q1-2012 | 168.2 | 128.0 |
| Q2-2012 | 188.9 | 157.6 |
| Q3-2012 | 188.4 | 112.7 |
| Q4-2012 | 195.6 | 137.2 |
| Q1-2013 | 198.0 | 133.3 |
| Q2-2013 | 206.2 | 141.4 |
| Q3-2013 | 205.2 | 114.3 |
| Q4-2013 | 214.2 | 141.0 |
| Q1-2014 | 211.0 | 136.2 |
| Q2-2014 | 229.3 | 145.6 |
| Q3-2014 | 220.3 | 109.7 |
| Q4-2014 | 221.5 | 130.5 |
| Q1-2015 | 214.7 | 121.0 |
| Q2-2015 | 205.4 | 121.5 |
| Q3-2015 | 197.5 | 98.9 |
| Q4-2015 | 189.5 | 110.0 |
| Q1-2016 | 175.3 | 94.9 |
| Q2-2016 | 151.9 | 101.5 |
| Q3-2016 | 146.4 | 101.1 |
| Q4-2016 | 141.3 | 107.0 |
| Q1-2017 | 141.9 | 115.0 |
The total stocks were down 19 per cent from the first quarter of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017 in the order-based industry. Both the domestic and export market were down. The biggest fall was within the export market with a fall of 26 per cent.
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More figures and tables in Index of orders in manufacturing
Figure 2. Stock of orders. Contribution by industry for rate of change in manufacturing.¹ 1 quarter 2017/1 quarter 2016
| Stock of orders | Stock of orders | |
| Repair, installation of machinery | -0.7 | |
| Transport equipment n.e.c | 0.1 | |
| Ships, boats and oil platforms | -2.9 | |
| Machinery and equipment | -15.5 | |
| Computer and electrical equipment | 0.1 | |
| Fabricated metal products | -1.1 | |
| Basic metals | 0.7 | |
| Chemical and pharmaceutical products | 0.0 | |
| Paper and paper products | 0.0 | |
| Textiles and wearing apparel | 0.2 | |
| Manufacturing working on orders | -19.1 |
New orders were up by 21 per cent in the same period. The domestic market was up by 41 per cent and the export market was up 7.1 per cent.
Figure 3. New orders received. Contribution by industry for rate of change in manufacturing.¹ 1 quarter 2017/1 quarter 2016
| Nrew orders received | Nrew orders received | |
| Repair, installation of machinery | 1.7 | |
| Transport equipment n.e.c | 0.4 | |
| Ships, boats and oil platforms | 11.8 | |
| Machinery and equipment | 1.1 | |
| Computer and electrical equipment | -1.0 | |
| Fabricated metal products | 2.3 | |
| Basic metals | 5.2 | |
| Chemical and pharmaceutical products | -0.8 | |
| Paper and paper products | 0.3 | |
| Textiles and wearing apparel | 0.2 | |
| Manufacturing working on orders | 21.2 |
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