Taiwan's Machine Tool Import and Export Analysis from January to September 2010

1. Export analysis of machine tools in Taiwan is based on customs export statistics. From January to September 2010, the total export value of machine tools in Taiwan reached 2 billion 97.33 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 65.5%. Among them, the export value of cutting machine tools was 1,613.17 million US dollars, an increase of 69.6% year-on-year; the export value of molding machine tools was 446.15 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 52.6%.

(1) Exports of various types of machine tools According to the growth analysis of various types of cutting machine tools, comprehensive processing machines increased by 91.6%, lathes increased by 31.6%, grinders increased by 102.1%, and milling and boring machines increased by 81.8%. In the part of the molding machine, the forging and punching machines increased by 49.6% compared with the previous year, and other molding machine tools increased by 63.7%.

(2) Machine tool export countries and regions According to the export market rankings, from January to September, China and Hong Kong ranked first, with an export value of 990.46 million US dollars, accounting for 47.4% of the total exports, an increase of 110.9%. Among them, exports to the mainland market in September amounted to US$11.17 million, an increase of 116% year-on-year. The United States ranks second with an amount of $106 million, accounting for 5.1% of exports, which is an increase of 4.9% year-on-year. India ranks third, amounting to 87.73 million US dollars, accounting for 4.2%, and an increase of 117.9%.

The rest followed by Thailand's growth of 72.4%, Turkey's growth of 218.3%, Brazil's growth of 85.4%, Malaysia's growth of 111.1%, South Korea's growth of 248.9%, Indonesia's growth of 107.4%, Vietnam's growth of 37.0%, Germany's decline of 31.2%, the Netherlands' growth of 7.2%, Italy's decline 13.3%, Japan's growth was 1.7%, and Australia's growth was 27.7%.

2. Import analysis of machine tools in Taiwan was based on customs import statistics. From January to September, the import value of machine tools in Taiwan reached US$ 506.43 million, which was a year-on-year increase of 109.5%. Among them, the import value of cutting machine tools was US$403.36 million, an increase of 111.8% year-on-year. The import value of molding machine tools was US$103.07 million, an increase of 100.8% year-on-year.

(1) Imports of various types of machine tools From January to September, the main imported machine tools were non-traditional processing machines, which increased by 191.9%, the integrated processing machines increased by 82.5%, the lathes increased by 154.5%, the drilling and milling machines increased by 73.9%, and the grinding machines increased by 5.1%. . Imports of molding machine tools, which belong to forging and punching machines, increased by 113.9% from the previous year, while other types of machine tools increased by 100.8%.

(2) Imports of machine tools According to the main sources of imported machine tools in Taiwan, from January to September, Japan’s first import amounted to US$330.26 million, accounting for 59.9%, an increase of 170.7% year-on-year. Germany's second-placed importer amounted to US$45.37 million, accounting for 9.0%, an increase of 29.9% over the same period last year. Switzerland's third-ranked import value was 28.79 million US dollars, accounting for 5.7%, an increase of 95.2%.

3. Overview In the first half of 2010, the machine tool industry in Taiwan has rebounded sharply. At present, orders have been completed in the fourth quarter and the industry is receiving orders for the first quarter of next year. The factory's overtime work and additional staffing have also been heard. It shows that the industry is rebounding sharply. The orders received are still in urgent orders and short orders. The manufacturers must have the ability to respond quickly and deliver goods, and the industry is currently facing the greatest The problem is that there is insufficient supply of spare parts, and the other is the appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar against the US dollar, which will affect the fourth quarter of the export of machine tool manufacturers in Taiwan.