New orders in the processing industry up 2.8% in first two months of 2021

 

Thus, the new orders in the processing industry in the period January 1 - February 28, 2021, compared to the period January 1 - February 29, 2020, increased overall by 2.8% due to increases in the durable goods industry (+ 24.4%) and in the intermediate goods industry (+ 10.2%). The current goods industry decreased by 11.7%. The capital goods industry remained at the same level.

 

New orders in the processing industry in February 2021, compared to the previous month, increased overall by 5.6% due to increases in the intermediate goods industry (+ 9.5%) and in the capital goods industry (+ 5.1%).

 

Decreases were registered by the durable goods industry (-5.2%) and the current use goods industry (-0.9%).

 

Also, the new orders from the processing industry in February 2021, compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, increased overall by 3.1% due to the increases registered in the durable goods industry (+ 12.6%), the intermediate goods industry (+ 12.0%) and in the capital goods industry (+ 0.4%). The current use goods industry decreased by 14.0%.