Orders from foreign markets increased by 25.8% over April-June 2013. On the whole, orders grew by a substantial 28.7%. This encouraging figure, however, must be evaluated against the economic background of the reference period, which was very positive, although the following months inevitably felt the impact of strong political, ethnical and religious crises in many markets, often strategic regions.
According to the quality survey, 42% of the interviewed companies indicate a positive production trend, 47% stable and 11% decreasing (the latter were 18% in the previous quarter). Employment is considered stationary by 84% of the sample and growing by the remaining 16%.
The 27% share of interviewees who feared a further reduction of employment in the January-March period has disappeared, fortunately. Available stocks are stationary according to 74%, decreasing according to 21% and growing according to the remaining 5%.
