Inquiry on new orders in manufacturing

The aim of the inquiry on new orders in manufacturing is to find out the value of new orders received during the month for those commodities and services that are meant to be produced by establishments located in Finland. Industrial services, like repair, maintenance and installation are also included in new orders.

⁠An order is considered to have been made when an agreement has been made with the customer on the basis of which the supplier undertakes to deliver the good or service agreed in the order to the customer.
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⁠All data are inquired specified as orders from Finland and orders related to exports. Enterprises are primarily asked for the value of new orders, but if this cannot be reported, ⁠you should report the stock of orders at the end of the month, the value of orders cancelled during the month and the value of deliveries during the month. Statistics Finland will calculate an estimate on new orders received during the month based on these data.

New order:
⁠An agreement on the basis of which the supplier undertakes to deliver the good or service agreed in the order to the customer. New orders include production at establishments located only in Finland. Possible previously cancelled orders are not deducted from new orders.

⁠The value of the order includes:

• all expenses charged to the customer (incl. transport and packaging costs), even if itemised on the invoice
• goods and services originating from sub-contractors.

The value of orders does not include:

• discounts granted at the time of ordering
• the value of the materials to be returned after the delivery
• subsidies received from authorities or EU institutions
• value added tax or other corresponding deductible taxes on turnover.

New domestic orders:
⁠The orderer of the product or service is in Finland.

New export orders:
⁠The orderer of the product or service is outside Finland.

Organisations have an obligation to provide data. The obligation to provide data is based on the Statistics Act (280/2004).

The data are collected monthly.

Statistics are beneficial for enterprises as well. Statistics can be used by enterprises to monitor, for example, the development of pay or trade in Finland. ⁠⁠The more comprehensive the data we receive from enterprises, the better our statistics describe the activity of enterprises. Enterprises will then get better statistics as a basis for their decision-making.

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