Order Statistics of Japan Machine Tool Industry Association in October 2011

Recently, the Japan Machine Tool Industry Association (JMTBA) announced the accurate statistics of Japanese machine tool orders in October 2011. The data show that in October 2011, the total amount of Japanese machine tool orders was 101.11 billion yen, down 8.5% from the previous month, but up 26% year-on-year. Japan's machine tool orders have achieved year-on-year growth for 23 consecutive months. In the first 10 months, Japan's machine tool orders exceeded 100 billion yen in 9 months, and only below 100 billion yen in August. In October, Japan's CNC machine tool orders were 98.94 billion yen, down 8.1% from the previous month, but up 28.6% year-on-year. From January to October 2011, the total amount of Japanese machine tool orders totaled 1.098 trillion yen, a year-on-year increase of 40.2%. Among them, the order value of CNC machine tools in the first 10 months was 1.069 trillion yen, accounting for 97.37% of the total order value. In October 2011, the sales of Japanese machine tools were 84.482 billion yen, down 33.3% from the previous month, but up 27.7% year-on-year; the sales of CNC machine tools were 81.819 billion yen, up 29% year-on-year. From January to October, the cumulative sales of Japanese machine tools was 958.395 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 41.1%. As of October, the balance of machine tool orders was 64.608 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 33.1%. 1. In October 2011, both domestic and foreign orders in Japan showed a month-on-month decline. In October 2011, Japan's domestic orders amounted to 31.709 billion yen, a month-on-month decrease of 10.7%, but a year-on-year increase of 25%. During the same period, overseas orders amounted to 69.401 billion yen, down 7.5% month-on-month and up 26.5% year-on-year. From January to October, the cumulative amount of domestic orders in Japan was 348.51 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 42.2%; the cumulative overseas order was 749.699 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 39.3%. In October, orders for Japanese machine tools both at home and abroad declined month-on-month, but still maintained a year-on-year increase. 2. Domestic demand orders generally declined, machinery manufacturing orders fell 9.7% month-on-month In terms of domestic user demand in Japan, the machinery manufacturing industry, which accounted for 86.03% of total domestic orders in October, had orders of 27.28 billion yen, a month-on-month decrease of 9.7%, but a year-on-year increase of 20.8% %. Among them, the order value of the general machinery manufacturing industry, which accounted for the largest proportion, was 14.53 billion yen, a slight increase of 0.8% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 33.7%. The order value of another major machine tool user, the automobile industry, was 9.559 billion yen, a decrease of 1.91% from the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 32%. Orders for electrical and precision machinery were 2.508 billion yen, down 46.6% month-on-month and 18.9% year-on-year. The order value of the transportation machinery industry such as aircraft and ships was 683 million yen, down 50.4% month-on-month and 50.3% year-on-year. In addition, in October, the order value of metal products industry was 1.198 billion yen, down 33.6% month-on-month, but up 74.6% year-on-year; the order value of other manufacturing industries was 1.076 billion yen, down 39.6% month-on-month, but up 109.3% year-on-year. From January to October, the cumulative orders of the machinery manufacturing industry were 307.37 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 43.5%. Among them, general manufacturing orders were 158.754 billion yen, an increase of 57.6% year-on-year; automotive industry orders were 99.336 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 39.4%. 3. Machine tool orders in Southeast Asian countries have grown strongly, and China’s order share has fallen to 30%. In terms of overseas demand for Japanese machine tools, the order according to the order demand is: In October, although China still ranked first with 21.06 billion yen in orders, but the month-on-month It fell by 16.1%, but still increased by 14.3% year-on-year. The proportion of Japan's total overseas orders has dropped from 45% in January this year to 30.3% in October; the United States ranked second with 15.692 billion yen, down 31% month-on-month, but year-on-year. An increase of 27.4%, accounting for 22.6% of the total overseas orders; Thailand jumped to the third place with 6.028 billion yen, a significant increase of 119.8% month-on-month and 144.2% year-on-year, accounting for 8.7%; India rose to 4.514 billion yen. To the fourth, the month-on-month increase was 172.9% and the year-on-year increase was 187.5%; Germany ranked fifth with 4.465 billion yen, up 26.7% month-on-month and 10.7% year-on-year. In October, machine tool orders from China fell significantly, but machine tool orders from Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and India all showed substantial growth. Affected by the floods in Thailand, the machine tools and equipment of some companies in Thailand need to be replaced or repaired. After the situation stabilizes, the demand for machine tools and accessories will soar. In October 2011, 3 of the top 5 markets in demand came from Asia, with orders totaling 31.603 billion yen, accounting for 45.54% of the total overseas demand. The order value of the EU region was 10.993 billion yen, an increase of 7.3% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 13.8%. From January to October 2011, the order value of machine tools from China was 276.724 billion yen, ranking first in the overseas market of Japanese machine tool orders, with a year-on-year increase of 38.5%; followed by the United States, with an order value of 163.945 billion yen, an increase of 59.1% year-on-year; The third place is Germany, with an order value of 45.4 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 62%.