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Private
industrial orders in the twelve months to October 2002 fell by 17
per cent compared with the previous twelve months. Orders in
the three months to October were 28 per cent higher than in the
previous period, and were seven per cent higher compared to the same
period a year earlier. Both factories and warehouses were strong in
October.
Orders
in the twelve months to November 2002 rose by five per cent compared
to orders in the previous twelve months and orders in the three
months to November rose by eight per cent compared to the same
period a year earlier. Orders in the three months to November fell
by three per cent compared to the previous three months. Falls in
the infrastructure, private housing and public housing sectors were
enough to offset rises in the public non-housing, private industrial
and private commercial sectors.
Private
housing orders in the twelve months to November 2002 rose by 10 per
cent compared to the previous twelve months. Orders in the
three months to November fell by two per cent compared with the
previous three months but rose by 18 per cent compared with the same
three months a year ago. Public housing and housing
association orders in the year to November 2002 rose by nine per
cent when compared to the previous year. Public housing and
housing association orders in the three months to November fell by
23 per cent compared to the previous three months, but rose by three
per cent compared to the same three months a year earlier. All
comparisons in this sector are affected by large variations due to
its relatively small size.
Infrastructure
orders in the twelve months to November 2002 were unchanged compared
with the previous twelve months. Orders in the three months to
November fell by 18 per cent compared with the previous three
months, and were 13 per cent lower than in the same period a year
earlier. This was mainly due to the roads sector.
Public
non-housing orders (excluding infrastructure) in the twelve months
to November 2002 rose by 17 per cent when compared with the previous
twelve months. Orders in the three months to November rose by
three per cent compared with the previous period, and were 23 per
cent higher compared to the same three months a year earlier.
Private
commercial orders in the twelve months to November 2002 were seven
per cent higher compared to the previous twelve months. Orders
in the three months to November were two per cent higher compared to
the previous period, and were eight per cent higher than in the same
period a year earlier.
Private
industrial orders in the twelve months to November 2002 fell by 19
per cent compared with the previous twelve months. Orders in
the three months to November were two per cent higher than in the
previous period, and were eight per cent higher compared to the same
period a year earlier. |
