EU December new orders drop 23.3%, chems down 12.1%
24 February 2009 12:06 [Source: ICIS news]
LONDON (ICIS news)--Industrial new orders in the EU decreased by 23.3% in December year on year, while orders for chemicals dropped by 12.1%, official statistics agency Eurostat said on Tuesday.
In the 15-member eurozone (
Compared with the previous month, December chemicals orders were down by 5.3% in the 27-member EU and by 4.3% in the eurozone.
Total industrial new orders decreased by 6.4% in the EU and 5.2% in the eurozone month on month.
|
New orders |
December 2008 vs December 2007 (%) |
December 2008 vs November 2008 (%) |
|
EU chemicals |
-12.1 |
-5.3 |
|
Eurozone chemicals |
-12.5 |
-4.3 |
|
EU industry |
-23.3 |
-6.4 |
|
Eurozone industry |
-22.3 |
-5.2 |
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