In April 2011 compared with March 2011, the euro area (EA17) industrial new orders index rose by 0.7%. In March the index fell by 1.5%. In the EU27, new orders increased by 0.2% in April 2011, after a drop of 1.7% in March. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders decreased by 0.6% in both zones.