In the first quarter, the export price of processing machine tools increased

In the first quarter of 2013, the import value of metal processing machine tools in China was 2.629 billion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 17.0%; the import volume was 18,800 units, a year-on-year decrease of 19.0%; the average import price was 139,500 U.S. dollars per unit, an increase of 2.4% year-on-year.

Japan, Germany, and China Taiwan are the top three sources of imports of metal processing machine tools in China. The countries and regions of import rankings from 4th to 10th are Italy, the United States, South Korea, Switzerland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and France. The total amount of metal processing machines imported from the top 10 sources of importing countries and regions totaled 2.506 billion U.S. dollars, which accounted for 95.3% of the total imported metal processing machines in the first quarter of the country.

In the first quarter of 2013, China’s imports from Japan decreased by 35.4% year-on-year; imports from Germany increased by 15.9% year-on-year; imports from Taiwan, China, decreased by 29.8% year-on-year. Among them, Japan's market share fell to 32.4%; Germany's market share increased to 29.4%; China's Taiwan fell to 8.4%.

Export volume and price increase

In the first quarter of 2013, the export value of metal processing machine tools in China was 673 million U.S. dollars, up 6.9% year-on-year; the export volume was 1.6461 million units, an increase of 1.4% year-on-year; the average export price was 408.83 U.S. dollars per unit, an increase of 5.4% year-on-year.

In March, China's metal processing machine tool exports were 223 million U.S. dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 2.8% and a year-on-year increase of 6.1%; exports were 534 thousand units, a year-on-year decrease of 13.2%, a month-on-month increase of 23.8%, and an average export price of 416.85 U.S. dollars/set. , a year-on-year increase of 11.9%, a decrease of 14.2% from the previous quarter.

Calculated according to the export amount, the United States, India and Japan are the top 3 export markets for metal processing machine tools in China. In the first quarter of 2013, China’s exports to the United States increased by 68.3% year-on-year; exports to India decreased by 40.9% year-on-year; exports to Japan decreased by 11.4%. Among them, the United States's market share increased from 10.5% to 16.5%; India's market share decreased from 5.4%; Japan decreased from 5.7% to 4.7%.

Metal Processing Machines Main Export Target Shares Export Target Countries/Regions First Quarter of 2013 (%) 1 United States 16.5 2 India 5.4 3 Japan 4.7 4 Thailand 4.7 5 Russia 4.6 6 Indonesia 4.4 7 Germany 4.0 8 Brazil 3.7 9 Mexico 3.6 10 Korea 3.1 In the first quarter of 2013, China exported 368 million U.S. dollars worth of metal processing machine tools to the top 10 export markets, accounting for 54.7% of China's total metal processing machine tool exports in the first quarter. The 4th to 10th export destination countries and regions are Thailand, Russia, Indonesia, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, and South Korea.