Total orders to industry in Sweden rose 3.1 percent year-on-year in October 2018, following an upwardly revised 0.4 percent in the previous month, By sector, manufacturing industry rose 3.4 percent, after a 0.4 percent gain in September, mainly due to textiles, clothing & leather (10.2 percent compared to -8.6 percent), food product, beverage & tobacco (1.3 percent compared to 0.9 percent) chemical, chemical products & pharmaceutical products (12.5 percent compared to 2.3 percent); other non-metallic mineral products (0.9 percent compared to -0.4 percent); and electrical equipment (21.7 percent compared to 12.2 percent). On the other hand, mining & quarrying orders fell 1.9 percent, after a 0.4 percent decline in September, mostly due to other mines and quarries (5 percent compared to 9.1 percent) and metal ore mines (-1.9 percent compared to -3 percent). On a monthly basis, industrial orders rose 1.0 percent. New Orders in Sweden averaged 103.42 Index Points from 2000 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 133.80 Index Points in March of 2007 and a record low of 72.90 Index Points in July of 2014.