Japan’s machine tool orders surged by 65.4% year-on-year to JPY 197,880 million in August 2026, marking the strongest growth since October 2021 and following a 50.4% rise in the previous month. The increase was driven by strong demand from both domestic and overseas markets. Foreign orders climbed 65.8% year-on-year to JPY 146,347 million, following a 50.5% gain in July, while domestic orders rose 61.6% to JPY 51,533 million, after rising 50.2% in the previous month. On a monthly basis, total machine tool orders increased 2.5% in August, reversing a 5.1% fall in the preceding period. For the first eight months of 2026, machine tool orders totaled JPY 1,446,111 million, up 40.9% from the same period a year earlier, as foreign and domestic orders increased 45.1% and 30.4%, respectively. source: Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association (JMTBA)
Machine Tool Orders in Japan increased to 197880 JPY Million in August from 193102 JPY Million in July of 2026. Machine Tool Orders in Japan averaged 94775.03 JPY Million from 1983 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 203515.00 JPY Million in June 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 September of 2026.