New orders in manufacturing grew by 6.5 per cent year-on-year in October 2022

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release | New orders in manufacturing 2022, October

According to Statistics Finland, the value of new orders in manufacturing was 6.5 per cent higher in October 2022 than twelve months earlier. During January to October, orders grew by 9.2 per cent from the year before.

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  • New orders grew by 6.5 per cent year-on-year in October.
  • Most growth was recorded in the paper industry, where orders grew by 11.9 per cent.

Orders grew in all examined main industries

In October, enterprises in all examined main industries received more orders than twelve months ago. New orders grew most in the industry of the manufacture of paper and paper board products, where the value of orders was 11.9 per cent higher than one year ago. Orders increased by 9.7 per cent in the chemical industry and by 4.1 per cent in the metal industry from one year previously.

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), 2005M01-2022M10

Year-on-year change in new orders in manufacturing 2020M10-2022M10 (original series), % (TOL2008)

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Change in the latest month, cumulative change and change by three-month period, year-on-year (original series), % (TOL 2008)

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New orders in manufacturing [online publication].
Reference period: 2022, October. ISSN=1798-6737. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 27.4.2025].
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