In January-February 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, new orders surged by 17.7% in the durable goods industry, by 1.9% in the consumer goods industry and by 0.1% in the intermediary goods industry.
In February 2025 compared to February 2024, new orders in manufacturing edged 0.2% lower due to drops in the capital goods industry (-1.6%) and in the intermediary goods industry (-0.2%).
By contrast, increases were recorded in the durable goods industry (+14.1%) and the consumer goods industry (+3%).
In February 2025 compared to January 2025, new orders in manufacturing advanced 10.2% due to increases recorded in the durable goods industry (+16.8%), the consumer goods industry (+15.5%),the capital goods industry (+11.6%) and the intermediary goods industry (+6%).