Japan’s machine tool orders rose 60.4% year-on-year to a new record of JPY 223,209 million in September 2026, easing from a 64.7% surge in the previous month while marking the 14th consecutive month of annual growth. Demand remained robust across both domestic and overseas markets, with domestic orders increasing 46.5% (vs 61.5% in August) to JPY 63,930 million, while foreign orders climbed 66.8% (vs 65.8%) to JPY 159,279 million. On a monthly basis, total orders jumped 12.8%, strongly picking up from a 2.5% gain in August. In the first nine months of 2026, cumulative machine tool orders rose 43.3% year-on-year to JPY 1,669,307 million, as overseas and domestic orders expanded 47.6% and 32.5%, respectively. source: Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association (JMTBA)
Machine Tool Orders in Japan increased to 223209 JPY Million in September from 197867 JPY Million in August of 2026. Machine Tool Orders in Japan averaged 95019.62 JPY Million from 1983 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 223209.00 JPY Million in September of 2026 and a record low of 19037.00 JPY Million in January of 2009. This page provides - Japan Machine Tool Orders- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Japan Machine Tool Orders - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.