Japan’s machine tool orders rose by 3.6% year-on-year to JPY 128,357 in July 2025, rebounding from a 0.5% fall in the previous month. The upturn was primarily driven by an increase of 5.3% from a year earlier to JPY 92,908 in foreign orders. Meanwhile, domestic demand declined by 0.7% to JPY 35,449. On a monthly basis, orders decreased by 3.6% in July, slipping from a 3.4% advance in the preceding period. source: Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association (JMTBA)

Machine Tool Orders in Japan increased to 133150 JPY Million in June from 128716 JPY Million in May of 2025. Machine Tool Orders in Japan averaged 92926.41 JPY Million from 1983 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 182860.00 JPY Million in March of 2018 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 September of 2025.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-07-09 06:00 AM
Machine Tool Orders YoY
Jun -0.5% 3.4% 3.4% 3.5%
2025-08-13 06:00 AM
Machine Tool Orders YoY
Jul 3.6% -0.5% 0.0%
2025-09-10 06:00 AM
Machine Tool Orders YoY
Aug 3.6% 3.6% 3.9%


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Japan Machine Tool Orders
Machine Tool Orders in Japan measure the change in the total value of new orders placed with machine tool manufacturers.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
133150.00 128716.00 182860.00 19037.00 1983 - 2025 JPY Million Monthly
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Japan Machine Tool Orders Rebound in July
Japan’s machine tool orders rose by 3.6% year-on-year to JPY 128,357 in July 2025, rebounding from a 0.5% fall in the previous month. The upturn was primarily driven by an increase of 5.3% from a year earlier to JPY 92,908 in foreign orders. Meanwhile, domestic demand declined by 0.7% to JPY 35,449. On a monthly basis, orders decreased by 3.6% in July, slipping from a 3.4% advance in the preceding period.
2025-08-13
Japan Machine Tool Orders Fall for First Time in 9 Months
Japan’s machine tool orders fell by 0.5% year-on-year to JPY 133,150 in June 2025, slipping from a 3.4% increase in the previous month. This marked the first month of contraction in machine tool orders since September last year, mainly due to a decline of 3.3% from a year earlier in domestic demand to JPY 39,869. Meanwhile, foreign orders rose marginally by 0.3% to JPY 93,281. On a monthly basis, orders advanced by 3.4% in June, rebounding from a 1.2% decrease in the preceding period.
2025-07-09
Japan Machine Tool Orders Ease in May
Japan’s machine tool orders rose by 3.4% year-on-year to JPY 128,716 in May 2025, slowing from a 7.7% increase in the previous month. This marked the eight consecutive month of rising machine tool orders although the softest in the sequence, mainly due to a decline of 5.2% from a year earlier in domestic demand to JPY 33,014. Meanwhile, foreign orders advanced by 6.7% to JPY 95,702. On a monthly basis, orders fell by 1.2% in May, easing from a 13.8% drop in the preceding period.
2025-06-10