In the first quarter of 2023, the index of machine tool orders, elaborated by Centro Studi & Cultura di Impresa di Ucimu-Sistemi per Produrre, recorded a decrease of 23.7 percent compared to the period January-March 2022, with an absolute index of 125.1 (base 100 in 2015). The result is due to a reduction in orders placed by manufacturers in both the foreign and domestic markets.