Summary
In April, industry new orders index decreased by 2.3% in year-on-year terms (reduction of 4.7% in the previous month). The less negative behaviour of the total index was determined by the acceleration of the external market index, which moved from a year-on-year change rate of 2.9% in March to 5.8% in April, but also by the less negative contribution of the domestic market index. In fact, the domestic market industrial new orders index diminished 12.9% April in year-on-year terms, comparing with the rate of -14.4% observed in March.