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New orders in manufacturing grew by 15.9 per cent year-on-year in August 2022

release | New orders in manufacturing 2022, August

According to Statistics Finland, the value of new orders in manufacturing was 15.9 per cent higher in August 2022 than twelve months earlier. During January to August, orders grew by 8.5 per cent from the year before.

Key selections

  • New orders grew by 15.9 per cent year-on-year in August.
  • Most growth was recorded in the chemical industry, where orders grew by 37.9 per cent.

Orders grew in all examined main industries

In August, enterprises in all examined main industries received more orders than twelve months ago. New orders grew most in the chemical industry, where the value of orders was 37.9 per cent higher than in the year before. In the industry of the manufacture of paper and paper board products, the value of orders was 22.6 per cent higher and in the metal industry 9.8 per cent higher than in August last year.

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 by industry (TOL 2008), 2005M01-2022M08

Year-on-year change in new orders in manufacturing 2020M08-2022M08 (original series, % (TOL2008)

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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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