- Prior -3.7%; revised to -3.8%
This series has been a bit of a volatile one in recent months due to one-off factors but appears to be normalising a little towards the year-end. Domestic orders were up 1.4% on the month while foreign orders declined by 0.4%. Looking at the breakdown:
- Capital goods +0.8%
- Consumer goods +1.1%
- Intermediate goods -0.4%
