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Orders and turnover in industry, January 2017. Corrected 2017-03-13:

Orders to industry decreased in January

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2017-03-23 9.30

Orders to industry decreased by 2.6 percent in January compared with December 2016 in seasonally adjusted figures. Compared with January of the previous year, orders to industry were unchanged in calendar adjusted figures.

A majority of the industrial sub-sectors showed a negative development in orders. The industry for other transport equipment had the largest decrease in orders, with a decline of 69.3 percent compared with December. Both the domestic market and the export market showed a downturn, of 1.9 and 3.1 percent, respectively, compared with December.

On an annual basis, orders remained unchanged in January compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, in calendar adjusted figures. The domestic market increased by 0.7 percent, while the export market decreased by 0.3 percent.

The figures for January are preliminary. Since the previous publication, the change in orders in December compared with November has been revised upwards by 0.2 percentage points, to a decrease of 0.3 percentage points. The change in orders in December 2016 compared with the corresponding month of the previous year has been revised upwards by 0.4 percentage points to an increase of 5.1 percent.

It is relevant to analyse the seasonal and calendar adjustments for a better understanding of the statistics.

Percent changes in orders
NACE 2007INDUSTRY TITLEJan 2017/
Dec 2016[1]
Jan 2017/
Jan 2016 [2]
Cumulative
annual growth
Jan 2017
Share of
orders in
total industry
2010
  TotDomExpTotDomExpTotDomExp 
B+C
Mines and quarries and manufacturing industry
‑2.6 ‑1.9 ‑3.1 0.0 0.7 ‑0.3 0.0 0.7 ‑0.3 100.0
-
Intermediate goods industry
‑0.4 3.2 ‑4.5 7.2 7.8 6.7 7.2 7.8 6.7 39.0
-
Energy excl. NACE rev 2. Section D
‑8.4 ‑7.9 ‑3.8 13.4 11.4 14.1 13.4 11.4 14.1 2.0
-
Capital goods industry
‑1.2 ‑11.0 2.3 ‑8.3 ‑12.0 ‑5.2 ‑8.3 ‑12.0 ‑5.2 36.0
-
Non-durable consumer goods industry
‑2.5 1.3 ‑20.4 ‑5.8 0.4 ‑13.1 ‑5.8 0.4 ‑13.1 20.0
-
Durable consumer goods industry
‑3.8 ‑0.8 ‑9.6 ‑9.8 ‑5.7 ‑15.5 ‑9.8 ‑5.7 ‑15.5 2.0
B
Mines and quarries
8.0 7.9 5.0 17.3 10.6 23.1 17.3 10.6 23.1 2.8
C
Manufacturing industry
‑2.9 ‑2.0 ‑3.4 ‑0.2 0.6 ‑0.6 ‑0.2 0.6 ‑0.6 97.2
10-12
Food product, beverage and tobacco industry
0.3 0.0 2.0 ‑0.8 ‑0.4 ‑0.6 ‑0.8 ‑0.4 ‑0.6 9.8
13-15
Industry for textile and leather products
0.5 6.2 ‑5.5 3.8 19.1 ‑7.0 3.8 19.1 ‑7.0 0.5
16
Industry for wood and wood products
‑2.5 ‑2.6 ‑7.9 6.8 11.8 ‑1.8 6.8 11.8 ‑1.8 4.3
17
Industry for pulp, paper and paper products
‑1.9 10.2 ‑5.4 0.6 18.9 ‑2.5 0.6 18.9 ‑2.5 7.8
18
Industry for printing and reproduction of recorded media
3.0 2.1 7.1 ‑2.1 ‑2.2 1.6 ‑2.1 ‑2.2 1.6 1.3
19
Industry for coke and refined petroleum products
‑8.4 ‑7.9 ‑3.8 13.4 11.4 14.1 13.4 11.4 14.1 5.4
20-21
Industry for chemicals and industry for pharmaceutical products
‑15.0 ‑1.3 ‑21.3 ‑5.5 ‑0.3 ‑6.0 ‑5.5 ‑0.3 ‑6.0 8.0
22
Industry for rubber and plastic products
1.7 4.5 0.7 0.2 4.5 ‑4.7 0.2 4.5 ‑4.7 2.4
23
Industry for other non-metallic mineral products
26.4 32.7 ‑0.3 33.7 45.2 ‑4.8 33.7 45.2 ‑4.8 2.2
24
Industry for basic metals
‑2.6 0.9 ‑4.3 8.2 2.7 8.6 8.2 2.7 8.6 8.7
25
Industry for manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
‑1.3 ‑2.7 10.4 ‑13.8 7.1 ‑38.7 ‑13.8 7.1 ‑38.7 6.6
26
Industry for manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
‑8.2 ‑6.5 ‑13.0 ‑3.5 ‑4.7 ‑10.1 ‑3.5 ‑4.7 ‑10.1 7.5
27
Industry for manufacture of electrical equipment
‑1.6 ‑1.0 ‑4.3 21.0 ‑8.6 43.9 21.0 ‑8.6 43.9 4.1
28
Industry for machinery and equipment n.e.c.
2.9 1.9 2.5 15.6 9.2 15.7 15.6 9.2 15.7 10.8
29
Industry for motor vehicles
2.0 4.4 7.0 12.4 ‑36.0 47.4 12.4 ‑36.0 47.4 11.8
30
Industry for other transport equipment
‑69.3 ‑65.6 ‑71.9 ‑85.6 15.2 ‑90.6 ‑85.6 15.2 ‑90.6 1.6
31-33
Industry for other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment
3.8 3.2 13.3 10.3 6.0 18.1 10.3 6.0 18.1 4.4

1) Calendar and seasonally adjusted figures 2) Calendar adjusted figures

Definitions and explanations

Revisions

When the orders index and the turnover index for a new month are published, the indices for previous months are also revised. The material is normally revised for between two to four months retroactively, depending on which month of the quarter is the reference month. The whole previous quarter is revised when publishing the first and second months of a quarter. Calendar adjusted figures, seasonally adjusted figures and trend figures are revised from January 2000 onwards.

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