According to Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, the new orders index in the euro-zone industrial fell by 0.5% in March 2005 compared with February 2005, whilst in the EU25 new orders decreased by 2.1% in March 2005. On a year-on-year basis industrial new orders fell by 0.7% compared with March 2004 in the euro-zone, although they actually increased by 0.1% in the EU25.

Manufacturing of textiles and textile products fell by 4.1% in the euro-zone and 2.1% in the EU25. Machinery and equipment declined by 4.2% in the euro-zone but increased by 0.8% in the EU25.

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