In November 2009 compared with October 2009, the euro area (EA16) industrial new orders index rose by 2.7%. In October the index fell by 2.1%. In the EU27 new orders increased by 2.6% in November 2009, after a decrease of 1.5% in October. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment4, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders rose by 2.7% in the euro area and by 2.9% in the EU27.