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August 22, 2025
The Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association (JMTBA) has released the confirmed figures for Japan’s machine tool orders in July 2025. Total orders amounted to 128.3 billion yen. Compared with the previous month, orders declined for the first time in two months, while year-on-year (YoY) orders increased for the first time in two months.
Amid global economic uncertainty ahead of the new U.S. tariff rates that were scheduled to announce on August 1, and following the recoil from the domestic end-of-quarter effect, total orders fell below 130 billion yen for the first time in two months. However, the level remained relatively high, exceeding 125 billion yen for the fifth consecutive month.
Domestic orders totaled 35.4 billion yen, down 11.1% from the previous month. This marked the first decline in two months as the effects of the end-of-quarter boost and subsidies wore off. Still, the figure was roughly in line with the April–June 2025 quarterly average of 35.8 billion yen.
Domestic orders decreased YoY for the 44th consecutive month, but the decline was marginal, indicating a broadly flat trend.
By industry, “Industrial Machinery” and “Electrical & Precision Machinery” both declined month-on-month (MoM) and YoY. In contrast, “Motor Vehicles” rose for the second straight month, surpassing 8 billion yen for the first time in four months.
Foreign orders came to 92.9 billion yen, down 0.4% MoM, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline. However, the rate of decline each month was minimal, and foreign orders continued to exceed 90 billion yen, maintaining a relatively high level.
YoY, foreign orders increased for the 10th consecutive month.
In North America, some large-scale orders were recorded in construction machinery and aircraft, but sluggishness in other sectors such as automotive pulled the total below 27 billion yen for the first time in five months.
In Europe, although the summer vacation season and some cancellations weighed on demand, orders exceeded 16 billion yen for the first time in four months.
In Asia, China and India remained firm, while Vietnam posted around 3 billion yen in orders for the second consecutive month. As a whole, Asia surpassed 45 billion yen for the fifth straight month.
| Amount (million yen) | MoM change (%) | YoY change (%) | |
| Total Orders | 128,357 | 96.4 | 103.6 |
| Domestic total | 35,446 | 88.9 | 99.3 |
| Industrial Machinery | 13,608 | 81.6 | 87.8 |
| Motor Vehicles | 8,026 | 115.9 | 126.0 |
| Electrical & Precision Machinery | 4,032 | 68.8 | 77.3 |
| Aircraft/Shipbuilding/Transport equipment | 2,274 | 130.7 | 165.4 |
| Foreign total | 92,911 | 99.6 | 105.3 |
| Asia | 47,545 | 101.9 | 108.6 |
| Europe | 16,439 | 103.3 | 111.8 |
| North America | 26,713 | 94.6 | 99.1 |
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