The world economic recovery, China's machine tool exports are expected to grow 15%

Statistics show that 28 major machine tool producing countries and regions in 2012 with an annual output value of 93.2 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for about 30%, ranking the first, the Chinese metalworking machine tool consumption accounted for 45% of the global market, for 11 consecutive years in the world the first consumer, for four consecutive years to become the largest producer. Nevertheless, China's machine tool industry, there are still many problems in the high-end market share occupies less than the overall brand image should be improved. Can be said that China's machine tool industry is big but not strong.

Chinese metal processing machine tool consumption in 2012 to $ 38.28 billion, metal cutting machine tool consumption amounted to $ 27.38 billion, a forming machine spending of $ 10.9 billion; domestic metal processing machine tool sales output value of 27.36 billion U.S. dollars, including metal cutting machine tools sales output value of 180.7 billion, forming machine tool sales output value of 18.07 billion U.S. dollars.

CNC machine tools fell

The first quarter of 2013, metal processing machine tool export value of 6.8 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 70.6% of the total exports of machine tools. Metal processing machine tool exports grew 7.65%, lower than the machine's overall export growth. Among them, the export of CNC machine tools $ 160 million, representing a year-on-year decrease of 12.36%, is a major factor in causing the machine export growth is not obvious. Machining centers and a combination of machine tool exports increased significantly, 28.5% and 65.7%, respectively. The market structure is generally stable, continue to maintain the "four four two" distribution; policies to promote the return of manufacturing, a significant increase in the export market;

From the export market, the first quarter of 2013, exports of China's machine tool market is still the market of Asia, Europe and the United States, exports each about four percent; remaining 20% ​​is occupied by markets such as Latin America and Africa. Among them, the Africa and North America export growth to continuation of the 2012 relatively rapid momentum of, increase of 22.1%, respectively, and 32.57% respectively.

The first quarter of 2013, the U.S. market, rapid growth, a growth rate of 43.09%, compared to 32.6% in 2012, the growth rate has increased. The reason is that the U.S. manufacturing to return to its domestic, resulting in a significant increase in demand for the domestic machine tool. In addition, Russia, Vietnam and Mexico growth exceeded the average growth rate.

The machine export growth rebounded

According to customs statistics, the export situation is better in the first half of 2012, exports grew 20% role, 2011 orders; from June 2012 to start the machine export growth is slowing down, it can be seen by the international economic situation, the machine international orders decreased significantly in 2012. The first quarter of 2013, the overall situation continue to follow the second half of 2012 state increased by a slight recovery but not obvious, we can see the impact of the economic situation to continue for some time. Machine tool exports increase was primarily due to price increases in exports; export growth picked up slightly in the case of the continuation of the trend in the second half of 2012.

Machine tool imports increased negative growth

In the context of the global economic downturn, China's machine tool products foreign trade remained more stable growth. According to customs statistics, in 2012 China's machine tool exports 3.917 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 9.82%, total imports of $ 14.726 billion, representing a year-on-year decrease of 0.05%. The first quarter of this year, China's machine tool exports 960 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 8.52%, the basic continuation of last year's trend. While imports amounted to $ 2.9 billion, there was a substantial decline, representing a year-on-year decrease of nearly 15%.

The first quarter of 2013, China's machine tool exports continue growth in 2012, but imports exacerbated negative growth, down significantly, the trade deficit dropped to $ 1.96 billion from $ 2.5 billion in the first quarter of 2012, the trade deficit reduction is more pronounced.

The number of machine tool imports fell significantly

The first quarter of the number of China's machine tool imports fell significantly, import prices was essentially flat with the same period last year. The first quarter of 2013, China's total imports of machine tools about 25,000 units, down 16%; imports amounted to $ 2.9 billion, representing a year-on-year decrease of 14.8%; import price of $ 117,000 / units, an increase of 1.7%.

China's machine tool imports mainly to high-end products, the average import price of the average export price of 475 times. China's non-metal processing machine tool manufacturing level, smaller imports; vast majority of China's imports of machine tools for metal processing machine tools, metalworking machine tool imports in the first quarter of 2013 amounted to $ 2.7 billion, accounting for 93% of the imports of machine tools . Imported machine tools, the average unit price of $ 117,000, which is 275 times the average export price; average unit price of imports of metalworking machine tools is as high as $ 140,000, the average price of domestic exports of metal cutting machine tools, only $ 412.

This reflects the domestic high-end products on a technical level, there is a lack of industrialization, still can not meet all the requirements of users in terms of product quality, technical specifications, user services; China is now a large machine, but from the machine power the goal there is a big gap.

Sino-Japanese relations tensions lead to the import of Japanese machine tools dropped significantly, the market structure changes. From the import market and country, the structure of China's machine tool import market is still mainly Asia and Europe, imports accounted for nearly 95% of the total. Pattern from the Asia accounted for more than 60% of the market dominant position, into a Eurasian evenly divided.

Result in machine tools and other high-end products due to the Diaoyu Islands, China, Japan continues to provoke tension, Sino-Japanese relations, bilateral trade by a more serious impact. The first quarter of this year, China's imports of machine tools from Japan a year-on-year decrease of 35%. Japan as China's largest importer of machine tools in 2012 accounted for 40% of the share of its trade volume dropped significantly a direct result of changes in market structure.

2013 China imported machine from Germany, the United States and other markets significantly increase, to some extent, is also used as substitutes for the products of the Japanese machine tool, but because of its price is more expensive, it does not fully compensate for the vacancy of the Japanese market. The Japanese market also contributed to a significant reduction in the larger year-on-year decline of the total imports of China's machine tool main reason.