2022 continues highlighting a positive moment for the sector, which records still positive indicators; forecasts for the fourth quarter also show an increase in optimism in respondents’ expectations. The index of orders for machines for the graphics industry collected in the third quarter of 2022 recorded a growth of 31.5% compared to the same period of the previous year, determined by the growth recorded both on foreign (+43.8%) and domestic markets (+5.8%). In the first nine months of 2022, orders grew by 10.9% compared to the same period of the previous year.
In the third quarter of 2022, turnover (in terms of value) recorded an increase of 30.3% compared to the same period of the previous year (in current terms). In the third quarter of 2022, the economic forecasts on the trend in turnover for the fourth quarter of 2022 indicate stability for 57.2% of respondents.
In the period July-September 2022, the forecasts relating to the percentage share of exports on turnover for the fourth quarter of 2022 are, for the majority of respondents, of stability (76.9%). Forecasts on the trend of orders acquired on the domestic market indicate stability for 71.4% of respondents compared to the third quarter of 2022.
