New orders in manufacturing decreased by 13.9 per cent year-on-year in December 2024

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release | New orders in manufacturing 2024, December

According to Statistics Finland, the value of new orders in manufacturing was 13.9 per cent lower in December 2024 than twelve months earlier. During the whole of 2024, the value of new orders in manufacturing was on level with the previous year.

Key selections

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

Changes in the examined main industries

In December 2024, enterprises received fewer orders than twelve months ago in the metal industry, where the value of orders was 19.2 per cent lower than one year ago. The value of orders in the chemical industry was 9.9 per cent higher than one year earlier. In the manufacture of paper, and paper and board products, orders grew by 1.0 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.

Revision of data for November 2024

The data for November 2024 have become revised more than usual due to supplementation of the data. This is visible as a considerable change in statistical data for November 2024 in new orders in manufacturing and especially in the metal industry (24 to 30). The growth is explained by new orders received by the metal industry.

Figures

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New orders in manufacturing, trend series (2021=100) by industry (TOL 2008) in 2005M01 to 2024M12

Year-on-year change in new orders in manufacturing by industry (TOL2008) in 2022M12 to 2024M12 (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, December. ISSN=1798-6737. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 22.2.2025].
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