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Strong order situation
In the third quarter of 2007, the volume of new orders received went up compared with the second quarter of 2007, and it was significantly higher than in the corresponding quarter last year.
Transport equipment and producers of chemicals and chemical products reports have high level of new orders received.
Figures for the third quarter of 2007 indicate an increase in new orders received (unadjusted figures) of 5.3 per cent compared with the second quarter of 2007, and an increase of 22.1 per cent compared with the third quarter of 2006. New orders received in the export market contributed to the development. Total stocks show a even more marked increase of 37.7 per cent. Shortage in resources within some manufacturing industries ( Business tendency survey , leads to a poorer ability to deliver, and this contributes strongly to the increased level of stocks within these branches.
For international comparisons, go to EUROSTAT .
Industrial Classification | New orders received (trend)1 | Unfilled orders (original series) |
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1. q. 2007- 2. q. 2007 |
2. q. 2007- 3. q. 2007 |
3. q. 2006- 3. q. 2007 |
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Total | 22.5 | 18.6 | 37.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic Chemicals | 20.3 | 9.6 | 52.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic Metals | 12.2 | 2.2 | 3.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Machinery and Equipment | 6.2 | 1.8 | 53.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oil Platforms and Modules | 21.3 | 13.4 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Estimated annual changes in trend series, based on change in percentage from previous quarter, converted to annual growth. |
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