BRUSSELS, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Industrial new orders fell by 2.2 percent in the euro zone in October of 2009, compared with the previous month, the European Union (EU)'s statistics agency Eurostat said on Wednesday.

    In the 27-member EU, new orders declined by 1.6 percent month on month in October after a rise of 1.7 percent in September, Eurostat said.

    Compared with October 2008, industrial new orders decreased by 14.5 percent in the euro zone and by 14.1 percent in the EU.

    Among the various industries, new orders for intermediate goods in October increased by 1.5 percent in the euro zone month on month and by 1.0 percent in the EU. Durable consumer goods rose by 0.6 percent in the euro zone, but fell by 1.7 percent in the EU. Non-durable consumer goods remained stable in the euro zone, but declined by 1.4 percent in the EU, while capital goods dropped by 4.6 percent and 1.8 percent respectively.

    Among the EU member states for which data were available, total manufacturing working on orders rose in 10 and fell in 13 on monthly basis. The highest increase was recorded in Hungary, up by 7.4 percent, and the largest decrease in Denmark, down by 14.8 percent.

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