24 October 2008 15:49 [Source: ICIS news]
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In the 15-member eurozone, industrial new orders decreased by 6.6% compared with August 2007 and for chemicals and man-made fibres declined by 1.8%.
Month-on-month, industrial orders fell by 1.4% in the EU and 1.2% in the eurozone. Orders for chemicals and man-made fibres were down 1.0% in the EU and 0.5% in the eurozone compared with July.
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| | August 2008 vs August 2007 (%) | August 2008 vs July 2008 (%) |
| EU chemicals | -0.7 | -1.0 |
| Eurozone chemicals | -1.8 | -0.5 |
| EU manufacturing | -6.7 | -1.4 |
| Eurozone manufacturing | -6.6 | -1.2 |
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