In the second quarter 2023, the index of machine tool orders processed by the Economic Studies Department & Business Culture Centre of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE marked a 21.8% fall compared to the period April-June 2022. The absolute value of the index stood at 80.9 (base year 2015=100). The outcome was due to the reduction in order intake, registered by manufacturers, both in the foreign…