Industrial orders down 2.7% in Feb

(ANSA) - Rome, April 18 - Italian industrial orders fell 2.7% in February compared to January, ISTAT said Thursday.
    It said the figure reflected a "slight" contraction in domestic orders (0.4%) and a more marked drop in those from abroad (6.0%).
    In year-on-year terms, too, the orders fell significantly, by 2.9%, the statistics agency said.
    A 7.7% drop in overseas orders was the main cause of this, ISTAT said.
    In other economic news, pensions issued by INPS in the first quarter of 2019 were 93,123, 16% down on the first quarter of 2018.