New orders in industry up by 11.9% y/y – GUS
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New orders in industry increased by 11.9 percent y/y in February 2019, after an increase of 9.1 percent y/y in January 2019, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. In monthly terms, orders in February fell by 5.3 percent, after an increase of 9.1 percent.
New industrial orders for exports increased by 4.4 percent annually, after an increase of 11.0 percent y/y in January 2019. On a monthly basis, they fell in February by 5.4 percent, after an increase of 15.8 percent m/m in January.
The indicator of new orders in industry shows increasing demand for goods and services. (PAP)
