The euro area industrial new orders index increased by 2.3% in May 2006 compared to April 2006. The index decreased by 0.8% in April and 1.3% in March. EU25 new orders rose by 1.5% in May 2006, after remaining stable in April and falling by 1.1% in March. Excluding ships, railway and aerospace equipment, industrial new orders grew by 1.9% in May 2006 in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU25. DE - EN - FR