Statistics of Japanese machine tool orders in May 2011

The Japan Machine Tool Industry Association (JMTBA) announced the accurate statistics of Japanese machine tool orders in May 2011. The data shows that in May 2011, the total amount of Japanese machine tool orders was 108.061 billion yen, a slight increase of 1% from the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 34%. Japan's machine tool orders have achieved year-on-year growth for 18 consecutive months, and exceeded 100 billion yen for 5 consecutive months. Among them, CNC machine tool orders were 105.193 billion yen, an increase of 1.9% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 36.7%. From January to May, the total amount of Japanese machine tool orders was 545.719 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 52.8%, of which CNC machine tool orders accounted for 97.5% of the total orders. In May 2011, the sales of Japanese machine tools were 83.553 billion yen, an increase of 21.8% from the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 41.9%; the sales of CNC machine tools were 80.823 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 43.7%. In May, the order balance of machine tools was 602.741 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 38. %. From January to May, the cumulative sales of Japanese machine tools was 451.863 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 49.1%. 1. Japan's domestic orders fell in May, and overseas orders rebounded In May 2011, Japan's domestic orders were 32.297 billion yen, down 3.1% from the previous month, but up 12.7% year-on-year. During the same period, overseas orders amounted to 75.764 billion yen, an increase of 2.9% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 45.8%. From January to May, the cumulative amount of domestic orders in Japan was 166.28 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 57.7%; the cumulative overseas order was 379.439 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 50.7%. Although JMTBA said that the earthquake in Japan in March had no obvious impact on the machine tool industry, orders in the past two months were still slightly lower than before the earthquake. Figure 1 shows the trend of Japanese machine tool orders from January 2010 to May 2011. 2. In terms of domestic user demand in Japan, the order value of the machinery manufacturing industry, which accounted for 89.7% of the total domestic orders in May 2011, was 28.957 billion yen, the same as the previous month and an increase of 12.7% year-on-year. Among them, the order value of the general machinery manufacturing industry, which accounted for the largest proportion, was 15.992 billion yen, an increase of 8.2% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 57.3%. Another major machine tool user, the automotive industry, received orders of 8.323 billion yen, up 3.1% month-on-month, but down 27.6% year-on-year. Orders for electrical and precision machinery were 2.927 billion yen, down 44.8% month-on-month and 19.2% year-on-year. The order value of the transportation machinery industry such as aircraft and ships was 1.715 billion yen, up 113% month-on-month and 312.3% year-on-year. In addition, in May, the order value of the metal products industry was 922 million yen, a year-on-year decrease of 20.8%; the order value of other manufacturing industries was 926 million yen, a year-on-year increase of 30.8%. From January to May 2011, the cumulative orders of the machinery manufacturing industry were 146.624 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 59.5%. Among them, general manufacturing orders were 76.699 billion yen, an increase of 88% year-on-year; automotive industry orders were 45.179 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 33.7%. 3. Orders from China fell from the previous month. Orders from some emerging markets increased significantly. In May 2011, in terms of overseas demand for Japanese machine tools, the order according to the order demand is as follows: China still ranks first with an order value of 26.515 billion yen, but the order value decreased by 6.1% from the previous month. %, still an increase of 52.2% year-on-year, accounting for 35% of Japan’s overseas orders; the United States ranked second with 14.848 billion yen, down 8.5% month-on-month, but a year-on-year increase of 35.4%, accounting for 19.6% of total overseas orders; Germany 4.638 billion days Yuan ranked third, up 10.6% month-on-month and 98% year-on-year, accounting for 6.1%; Thailand rose to fourth with 4.378 billion yen, an increase of 114.1% month-on-month and 76.5% year-on-year; India was 3.721 billion yen. It ranked fifth, with a month-on-month increase of 60.2% and a year-on-year increase of 134.2%. This month, orders from emerging markets such as Thailand, India and Mexico have grown particularly rapidly. In May 2011, three of the top five markets in demand came from Asia, with orders totaling 34.614 billion yen, accounting for 45.7% of the total overseas demand. In addition, the order demand in the EU region was 10.57 billion yen, down 10.5% month-on-month, but up 84.7% year-on-year. From January to May 2011, the order value of machine tools from China was 146.216 billion yen, ranking first in the overseas market of Japanese machine tool orders, with a year-on-year increase of 57.9%; followed by the United States, with an order value of 77.498 billion yen, an increase of 73% year-on-year; The third place is Germany, with an order value of 22.227 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 93.2%.