May 4, 2021
MILAN — May 4, 2021, 2021 — The index of orders intake for textile machinery compiled by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, during the period January-March 2021 was up by 66 percent compared to the same period for 2020. The value of the index was confirmed at 129.3 points (basis: 2015 = 100).
This result depended on a positive performance for orders coming in from abroad as well as from Italian market. A 68-percent increase was recorded on foreign markets, with the absolute value of the index reaching 125.5 points. On the domestic side, the upward trend in orders was more contained, but still significant (+54% compared to the first quarter of 2020), with an absolute value of the index at 164.1 points.