28/04/2023 – Domestic orders -24.1% and foreign orders -22.9%
Index of machine tool orders shows a 23.7% drop
In the first quarter 2023, the index of machine tool orders processed by the Economic Studies Department & Business Culture Centre of Ucimu-Sistemi per Produrre shows a 23.7% drop compared with the period January-March 2022. The absolute value of the index was 125.1 (base year 2015=100).
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Barbara Colombo, president of Ucimu states: “The downturn registered in this first part of the year does not worry us.” © Ucimu