Total orders were 11% higher than the same quarter a year earlier and 2% higher than the previous two months.
Falls in output in other sectors were massively offset by a 26% year-on-year rise in the private commercial sector. The quarter to April was also 23% higher than the same quarter a year earlier and 16% higher than the previous three month.
Private industrial orders continue to decline. There was a 5% year-on-year fall. Orders were also 14% down on the previous quarter and 9% down on the corresponding quarter a year earlier.
