New orders in manufacturing 2022, May
New orders in manufacturing grew by 10.9 per cent year-on-year in May 2022
releaseAccording to Statistics Finland, the value of new orders in manufacturing was 10.9 per cent higher in May 2022 than twelve months earlier. During January to May, orders grew by 9.6 per cent from the year before.
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- New orders increased by 10.9 per cent year-on-year in May.
- Most growth was recorded in the chemical industry, where orders grew by 33.4 per cent.
When interpreting these statistics, it should be borne in mind that they typically show strong fluctuations by month. Even new orders of substantial value are not examined over extended time periods but for the statistical reference month only.
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New orders in manufacturing, trend series by industry (TOL 2008), 2005M01-2022M05
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Year-on-year change in new orders in manufacturing 2020M05-2022M05 (original series), % (TOL2008)
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Three-month moving change, cumulative change and change in the latest month, year-on-year, % (TOL 2008)
| Year-on-year change by three-month period, %, 06-08/2021 | Year-on-year change by three-month period, %, 09-11/2021 | Year-on-year change by three-month period, %, 12/21-02/22 | Year-on-year change by three-month period, %, 03-05/2022 | Cumulative year-on-year change, %, 01-05/2022 | Year-on-year change in the latest month, %, 05/2022 | |
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| Manufacturing industry (17, 20-21, 24-30) | 43.5 | 29.5 | 16.3 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 10.9 |
| Manufacture of paper and paper products (17) | 35.2 | 26.8 | 15.1 | -8.0 | -3.3 | 4.7 |
| Chemical industry (20-21) | 19.8 | 5.8 | 10.7 | 23.0 | 18.5 | 33.4 |
| Metal industry (24-30) | 52.1 | 36.5 | 17.9 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 8.7 |
Year-on-year change compares the value for an examined time period to the value for the corresponding time period twelve months back
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New orders in manufacturing [online publication].
Reference period: 2022, May. ISSN=1798-6737. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 22.10.2026].
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