In July 2011 compared with June 2011, the euro area (EA17) industrial new orders index fell by 2.1%. In June the index dropped by 1.2%. In the EU27 new orders decreased by 0.8% in July 2011, after a fall of 0.8% also in June. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders rose by 1.4% in the euro area and by 0.9% in the EU27.