The quarterly survey reveals a 2.7% decrease of orders compared to the January-March 2012 period, resulting from 2.8% decrease of foreign business and 2.4 shrinkage on the domestic market.
The orders book spans two months approximately, with prices up by 0.4% since the beginning of the year.
According to the quality survey for the January-March period, 19% of the interviewed companies indicate a positive production trend, 35% stable and 46% decreasing production.
