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New orders in manufacturing grew by 1.0 per cent year-on-year in April 2024

release | New orders in manufacturing 2024, April

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According to Statistics Finland, the value of new orders in manufacturing was 1.0 per cent higher in April 2024 than twelve months earlier. During January to April, orders decreased by 8.8 per cent from the year before.

Key selections

  • New orders increased in the chemical industry and the metal industry in April 2024.
  • Orders declined in the paper industry.

Changes in the examined main industries

In April, enterprises received more new orders than twelve months ago in the chemical industry and the metal industry. Most growth was recorded in the chemical industry, where the value of orders was 10.5 per cent higher than in the year before. In the metal industry, the value of new orders was 2.1 per cent higher than one year earlier. In the manufacture of paper and paper products, new orders declined by 6.8 per cent from one year ago.

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.

Change

New revision database table is published in the statistics on new orders in manufacturing.
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Figures

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New orders in manufacturing, trend series (2021=100) by industry (TOL 2008) in 2005M01 to 2024M04

Year-on-year change in new orders in manufacturing by industry (TOL2008) in 2022M04 to 2024M04 (original series)

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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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