Japan's machine tool industry will be released on August 20, 2012 (referred to as the date of trade unions) the performance of the machine tool orders in July 2012 (indeed reported value) to 1,057.32 billion yen ($ 13.3216 one hundred million U.S. dollars), down 6.7%,Although showing a downward trend for three consecutive months, but for six months beyond the Japanese machine tool industry in 2012, monthly orders target of 100 billion yen ($ 12.5994 one hundred million U.S. dollars). External demand accounted for 70% of the orders, which China orders after a lapse of 13 months for the first time exceeded 30 billion yen (U.S. $ 3.7798 one hundred million yen). North American orders to maintain a high level, but due to the impact of the depreciation of the euro and other factors, the European orders fell to 8.785 billion yen (U.S. $ 1.1069 one hundred million U.S. dollars), down 36.7%.

Domestic demand, orders of 32.437 billion yen (U.S. $ 4.0869 one hundred million U.S. dollars), a decrease of 9.3% year-on-year, 2 months in a row showing a downward trend. For automotive orders of less than 10 billion yen (U.S. $ 1.2599 one hundred million U.S. dollars) for the first time after a lapse of three months, but orders for finished cars to 4.117 billion yen (U.S. $ 0.5187 one hundred million U.S. dollars), a year-on-year growth 17.9% for five consecutive months showing a rising trend.



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