New orders in manufacturing grew by 21.0 per cent year-on-year in November 2024

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release | New orders in manufacturing 2024, November

According to Statistics Finland, the value of new orders in manufacturing was 21.0 per cent higher in November 2024 than twelve months earlier. The value of new orders received by enterprises during January to November was 1.8 per cent lower than one year ago.

Key selections

  • The value of new orders was higher in November 2024 than one year earlier in the chemical industry and especially in the metal industry.
  • The value of new orders was slightly lower than a year ago in the paper industry.

Changes in the examined main industries

Enterprises received more new orders in November 2024 than twelve months ago in the chemical industry and in the metal industry. New orders grew most in the metal industry, where the value of orders was 30.0 per cent higher than in the year before. The value of new orders in the chemical industry was 8.9 per cent higher than one year earlier. In the manufacture of paper, and paper and board products, orders declined by 0.8 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.

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New orders in manufacturing, trend series (2021=100) by industry (TOL 2008) in 2005M01 to 2024M11

Year-on-year change in new orders in manufacturing by industry (TOL2008) in 2022M11 to 2024M11 (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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New orders in manufacturing [online publication].
Reference period: 2024, November. ISSN=1798-6737. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 10.1.2025].
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