Analysis of the order data of Japan's machine tool industry in November 2011

The Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association (JMTBA) announced the accurate statistics of Japanese machine tool orders in November 2011. The data shows that in November 2011, the total amount of Japanese machine tool orders was 111.998 billion yen, an increase of 10.8% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 15.8%. Japan's machine tool orders have achieved year-on-year growth for 24 consecutive months. In the first 11 months, Japan's machine tool orders exceeded 100 billion yen in 10 months, and only below 100 billion yen in August. In November, Japan's CNC machine tool orders were 108.641 billion yen, a month-on-month increase of 9.8% and a year-on-year increase of 16.4%. From January to November, the total amount of Japanese machine tool orders totaled 1.21 trillion yen, a year-on-year increase of 37.5%. Among them, the order value of CNC machine tools in the first 11 months was 1.18 trillion yen, accounting for 97.34% of the total order value. In November 2011, the sales of Japanese machine tools were 102.661 billion yen, an increase of 21.5% from the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 24.5%; the sales of CNC machine tools were 100.051 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 26.6%. From January to November, the cumulative sales of Japanese machine tools was 1.06 trillion yen, a year-on-year increase of 39.3%. As of November, the order balance of machine tools was 655.414 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 31%. 1. In November 2011, domestic and foreign machine tool orders both rebounded month-on-month. In November 2011, Japan's domestic orders were 37.732 billion yen, an increase of 19% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 22%. During the same period, overseas orders amounted to 74.266 billion yen, an increase of 7% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 12.9%. From January to November, Japan's domestic orders totaled 386.242 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 39.9%; overseas orders totaled 823.965 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 36.5%. In November, orders for Japanese machine tools at home and abroad both rebounded month-on-month. 2. In the first 11 months of 2011, the orders of machinery manufacturing industry increased by 40.9% year-on-year. In terms of domestic user demand in Japan, the order value of machinery manufacturing industry, which accounted for 89.29% of the total domestic orders in November 2011, was 33.692 billion yen, an increase of 23.5% from the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 23.5%. An increase of 21.2%. Among them, the order value of the general machinery manufacturing industry, which accounted for the largest proportion, was 15.51 billion yen, an increase of 6.7% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 12.7%. Another major machine tool user, the automotive industry, received orders of 12.139 billion yen, an increase of 27% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 34.2%. The order value of electrical and precision machinery was 4.911 billion yen, an increase of 95.8% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 39.9%. The order value of the transportation machinery industry such as aircraft and ships was 1.132 billion yen, an increase of 65.7% month-on-month and a year-on-year decrease of 50.3%. In addition, in November, the order value of the metal products industry was 987 million yen, down 17.6% month-on-month, but up 14.5% year-on-year; the order value of other manufacturing industries was 1.331 billion yen, up 23.7% month-on-month and 87.7% year-on-year. From January to November 2011, the cumulative orders of the machinery manufacturing industry were 341.062 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 40.9%. Among them, the general manufacturing orders were 174.264 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 52.2%; the automobile industry orders were 111.475 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 38.8%. 3. The growth of machine tool orders in Southeast Asian countries is strong, and the proportion of Chinese orders has dropped to 30%. In terms of overseas demand for Japanese machine tools, the order according to the order demand is: In November, although China still ranked first with 23.066 billion yen in orders, The month-on-month increase of 9.5%, but the year-on-year decrease of 16.8%, the proportion of Japan's overseas orders has dropped from 45% in January this year to 31.1% in November; the United States ranked second with 13.766 billion yen, down 12.3% month-on-month, but An increase of 18.6% year-on-year, accounting for 18.5% of the total overseas orders; Thailand jumped to the third place with 10.814 billion yen, an increase of 79.4% month-on-month, and a significant increase of 468.3% year-on-year, accounting for 14.6%; Germany 4.18 billion yen. Yuan ranked fourth, down 6.4% month-on-month and up 11.3% year-on-year; South Korea ranked fifth with 2.025 billion yen, down 0.4% month-on-month and 29.3% year-on-year. Machine tool orders from Thailand continued to grow significantly in November, mainly due to increased demand for reconstruction after the floods in Thailand. It is expected that the demand for machine tools in Thailand will be more significant in 2012, so Japan's machine tool orders will continue to rise. In November 2011, three of the top five markets in demand came from Asia, with orders totaling 35.905 billion yen, accounting for 48.35% of the total overseas demand. The order value of the EU region was 11.603 billion yen, an increase of 5.5% month-on-month and an increase of 11.3% year-on-year. From January to November 2011, the order value of machine tools from China was 299.79 billion yen, ranking first in the overseas market of Japanese machine tool orders, with a year-on-year increase of 31.8%; followed by the United States, the order value was 177.711 billion yen, an increase of 55% year-on-year; The third place is Germany, with an order value of 49.58 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 51.7%.