Japan Machine Tool Orders

Last Release

Jan 31, 2025

Actual

116,146

Units In

JPY Million

141,259

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Mar 11, 2025

Time to Release

24 Days 16 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
182,860 Mar 2018	19,037 Jan 2009	92,536.97 JPY Million	1983-2025	Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association (JMTBA)

Machine Tool Orders measures the change in the total value of new orders placed with machine tool manufacturers.

Latest Updates

Japan's machine tool orders rose 4.7% year-on-year to JPY 116,146 million in January 2025, slowing from an 11.2% gain in December 2024. Still, this marked the fourth consecutive month of rising machine tool orders, as foreign demand grew by 4.7% to JPY 84,151 million, while domestic orders increased by 4.5% to JPY 31,995 million. On a monthly basis, machine tool orders fell by 18.8% in January, reversing from a 18.4% gain in the previous month.