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Marked increased new orders
The volume of new orders received continued to increase in 2007. The total stock of new orders was at a historical high in the fourth quarter of 2007.
New orders received rose by 19 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2006 to the fourth quarter of 2007 due to the positive development in the export market. The total stock rose by 40 per cent in the same period. The machine industry, oil platforms and modules and chemicals and chemical products contributed to the strong growth in both new orders and total stocks in 2007.
Industrial Classification | New orders received (trend)1 | Unfilled orders (original series) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2. quarter 2007- 3. quarter 2007 |
3. quarter 2007- 4. quarter 2007 |
4. quarter 2006- 4. quarter 2007 |
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Total | 9.7 | 6.0 | 40.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic Chemicals | 30.1 | 31.6 | 91.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic Metals | -1.3 | -4.8 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Machinery and Equipment | 10.4 | 8.3 | 57.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oil Platforms and Modules | 18.8 | 11.7 | 16.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Estimated annual changes in trend series, based on change in percentage from previous quarter, converted to annual growth. |
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