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Further rise in new orders
New orders received were up from the third quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2012, and unfilled orders also increased.
| Change in per cent | Index of value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th quarter 2012 / 3rd quarter 2012 | 4th quarter 2012 / 4th quarter 2011 | 4th quarter 2012 | |
| New orders received: | |||
| Manufacturing working on new orders | 22.6 | 4.2 | 135.5 |
| Domestic market | 21.4 | -1.4 | 130.3 |
| Export market | 23.7 | 9.8 | 140.6 |
| Chemical and pharmaceutical products | 5.9 | -22.7 | 120.9 |
| Basic metals | 16.9 | -15.9 | 98.8 |
| Machinery and equipment | 37.9 | 108.4 | 223.8 |
| Ships, boats and oil plattforms | 42.6 | 25.4 | 130.6 |
| Stock of orders: | |||
| Manufacturing working on new orders | 4.1 | 14.4 | 193.9 |
| Domestic market | 3.0 | 23.7 | 177.4 |
| Export market | 5.1 | 7.2 | 211.5 |
| Chemical and pharmaceutical products | 15.0 | -1.7 | 85.0 |
| Basic metals | 2.2 | -18.6 | 70.4 |
| Machinery and equipment | 7.8 | 33.0 | 412.4 |
| Ships, boats and oil plattforms | 3.2 | 30.1 | 196.5 |
The increase in new orders received and unfilled orders was 23 and 4 per cent respectively from the third quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2012. The export market made the largest contribution to this development.
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Robert Skotvold
E-mail: robert.skotvold@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 21 09 47 24
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Claudia Berrios
E-mail: claudia.berrios@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 21 09 48 03
