
Positive result thanks to domestic business
In February 2025, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia were 16% higher in real terms than in February 2024.

Positive start to 2025
Incoming orders in North Rhine-Westphalia’s mechanical and plant engineering sector in January 2025 were 1% higher in real terms than in January 2024.

Difficult year comes to a positive end
In December 2024, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia exceeded the previous year’s level by 10%.

Order situation remains difficult
In November 2024, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia were 6% down on the previous year.

Outlier upwards
In October 2024, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia were up 7 per cent year-on-year in real terms.

Still no turnaround
Incoming orders in North Rhine-Westphalia’s mechanical and plant engineering sector in September 2024 were 14% down on the previous year in real terms.

Difficult order situation in August
In August 2024, incoming orders in North Rhine-Westphalia’s mechanical and plant engineering sector were 10% down on the previous year’s result.

Orders disappoint in July
In July 2024, incoming orders in the North Rhine-Westphalian mechanical and plant engineering sector were 10 per cent down on the previous year.

Disappointing first half of 2024
Incoming orders in North Rhine-Westphalia’s mechanical and plant engineering sector in June 2024 were 15% down on the previous year.

Domestic demand disappointed
In May 2024, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia were 45% down on the previous year.

Significant increase in demand despite challenging environment
In April 2024, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia exceeded the previous year’s figure by 22% in real terms.

Mechanical engineering NRW: Customers outside the eurozone provide a ray of hope
In March 2024, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia were 12% higher than in the previous year.

Mechanical engineering NRW: Slight decline in February
In February 2024, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia were 3% down on the previous year.

Mechanical engineering NRW: Year closes with a clear loss
In December 2023, incoming orders in North Rhine-Westphalia’s mechanical and plant engineering sector fell short of the previous year’s level by 25% on a price-adjusted basis.

Mechanical engineering NRW: Year closes with a clear loss
In December 2023, incoming orders in North Rhine-Westphalia’s mechanical and plant engineering sector fell short of the previous year’s level by 25% on a price-adjusted basis.

Mechanical engineering NRW: Orders also down in November
In November 2023, demand for machinery and equipment from North Rhine-Westphalia was down 19% year-on-year in real terms.

Mechanical engineering in NRW: subdued mood despite large-scale plant business
Demand for machinery and equipment from North Rhine-Westphalia was down 21% year-on-year in real terms in October 2023.

Mechanical engineering NRW: order intake remains weak
Order intake in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia in July 2023 fell short of the prior-year figure by 13 percent in real terms.