State of the Industry Report: Italian Textile Machinery - Growth In Orders Continues For Second Quarter in 2017
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According to data compiled by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, the order index for textile machinery during the period from April to June rose by 26% compared to the same period in 2016. The value of the index stood at 117.3 points (basis: 2010=100). Specifically, significant increase in orders was recorded for domestic market, where the index stood at an absolute value of 92.9 points ( +66% over April-June 2016). On foreign markets, the increase amounted to 22%, and the absolute value of the index stood at 123.4 points. ACIMIT president Alessandro Zucchi