New manufacturing orders up 16.3pct, Jan.-Sept. 2018

In the first nine months of 2018 compared to the similar period of 2017, new manufacturing orders increased in nominal terms by 16.3%, due to increases in the capital goods industry (+ 19.2%), the intermediate goods industry (+ 15%), the durable goods industry (+ 8.2%) and the consumer goods industry (+4.4%), according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Monday. 

In September 2018 compared to September 2017, new manufacturing orders increased by 9.3% due to increases in the capital goods industry (+ 12%), the intermediate goods industry (+ 8.4%) and the durable goods industry (+ 2.6%). 

The new manufacturing orders declined by 2.2% in the consumer goods industry. 

In September 2018 compared to the previous month, new manufacturing orders increased by 9.7% as a result of the advances in the durable goods industry (+ 27.5%), the capital goods industry (+13.1%), the consumer goods industry (+ 4.1%) and the intermediate goods industry (+ 3.6%).