Industrial orders record highest rise since 2010 - update

(ANSA) - Rome, June 23 - Italian industrial orders rose by 5.4% in April with respect to March, the biggest month-on-month increase since December 2010, Istat said on Tuesday. Orders were up 7.9% with respect to April 2014, the biggest year-on-year rise since May 2011, the national statistics agency said. The agency added, however, that industrial revenues were down 0.6% in April with respect to March and 0.2% compared to the same month in 2014.