In July 2012, US machine tool orders fell by 10.5% year-on-year

In July 2012, the US machine tool order value was 450 million US dollars, a decrease of 2.3% month-on-month and a year-on-year decrease of 10.5%; the order volume was 1,987 units, a month-on-month decrease of 10.5% and a year-on-year decrease of 3.0%. Among them, the order value of metal cutting machine tools was 370 million US dollars, a decrease of 10.0% month-on-month and a year-on-year decrease of 5.9%; the order volume was 1,849 units, a month-on-month decrease of 9.0% and a year-on-year decrease of 1.5%. The order value of metal forming and processing machine tools was 75.37 million US dollars, an increase of 69.6% month-on-month and a year-on-year decrease of 28.0%; the order volume was 138 units, a month-on-month decrease of 25% and a year-on-year decrease of 19.3%. From January to July 2012, the US metal processing machine tool orders amounted to 3.13 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%, and the order volume totaled 15,132 units, with a monthly average of 2,282 units. Among them, metal cutting machine tools were US$2.80 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6.0%; metal forming and processing machine tools were US$330 million, a year-on-year increase of 0.4%.