ITALY - According to the Italian Woodworking Machinery and Tools Manufacturers’ Association (Acimall), orders for woodworking machines in the third quarter of this year rose by a remarkable 18.3 percent compared to the same period in 2015. 

In the previous quarter, growth was even at 21.5 percent. And the largest contribution to this growth percentage comes as three months ago from the home market Italy with an impressive growth of 28.8 percent after already 30.4 percent from April to June. Abroad, there were in the same quarter 2015, a decrease of 3.1 percent, while orders from April to June 2016 were up by 17.2 percent.

"We are facing an unexpected adaptation 'of our economic situation, even though there were already signs that something was stirring on the internal market", said Lorenzo Primultini, President of Acimall. "For some time now, we have been expecting an increase in the number of Italian companies, and this trimester is evidence of a change in the course of the market, which is a much more enterprising domestic market. This is due not least to the government measures and the need for our industry to renew machinery after years of postponement."