Index (2005 = 100) and percentage changes
The index of new orders received in industry aims to show the development of demand for products as an indication of future production. It comprises a set of 2-digit headings of NACE Rev. 2 which are those Manufacturing industries that most usually work on orders. In terms of turnover, those activities represent about 63% of manufacturing (Section F). Industrial new orders are compiled as a "fixed base year Laspeyres type value-index". The current base year is 2005 (Index 2005 = 100). Indexes are presented in calendar and seasonally adjusted form. Growth rates with respect to the previous month (M/M-1) are calculated from calendar and seasonally adjusted figures while growth rates with respect to the same month of the previous year (M/M-12) are calculated from raw data.