PDF (7.3 MB) - GILDEMEISTER Interim Report 3rd Quarter 2012

20Business Environment: Development of the Machine Tool Industrybusiness reportBusiness EnvironmentIn the major markets, the production share developed as follows:worldwide production ofmachine tools*2010: total € 45.0 billion 2009: total € 36.1 billionothercountries 10%othercountries 11%Brazil 1%Austria 2%usa 3%Switzerland 4%Taiwan 6%South Korea 8%China 22%Japan 19%Austria 2%Spain 2%Switzerland 4%usa 4%Taiwan 5%South Korea 6%Germany 22%China 20%Italy 9%Germany 16%Italy 10%Japan 14%* provisional figures for 2010; revised values 2009Sources: The basis of the world machine tool statistics is the data published by the vdw (the German Machine Tool Builders’Association) (excluding parts and accessories). This data is requested by the national producers’ associations of eachindividual country and is based on the current actual values or, for the remainder of the year, on careful estimates based onthe updated values of the previous year.In the reporting period, 55% of the global production of machine tools was exported(previous year: 55%). With an export share of 70%, Japan took first place for exports(previous year: 60%). Germany followed with 69% (previous year: 67%). These twocountries accounted for 44% of world exports in terms of value (previous year: 41%);followed by Italy (10%) and Taiwan (9%), as well as Switzerland (6%), South Korea (5%),the usa (4%), China (4%), Austria and Belgium each with a share in global exports of 2%.German machine tool industryThe German machine tool industry also managed to achieve a trend reversal in 2010;overall it recorded strong growth again in order intake and a rise in exports. However,production once again declined; due to high lead times in the project business and a highproportion of special machines at most German manufacturers. Order intake rose to€ 11.5 billion or 85% (previous year: € 6.2 billion). Domestic demand rose by 75%(previous year: –61%). International demand rose by 90% (previous year: –50%).