Korean Machine
Tool Market Trends in Feb. 2013
<Order>
☐ Machine
tool orders received by Korean suppliers in Feb. of 2013 stood at US$ 284.7 million(KRW 309.2 billion), an decrease of
12.2% over the same period a year earlier, also it is an decrease of 9.5% compared to the previous month.
The machine tool market in Feb. 2013 stood over US$ 276.2 million (KRW300 billion) two months in a row, but it is changed to Decrease compared to the same month in the previous year.
- Domestic Orders (Feb.) US$ 121.5 million (KRW 131.9 billion)
(-18.1% compared with the same month in the previous year)
- Export Orders (Feb.): US$ 163.3 million (KRW 177.3 billion)
(-1.8% compared with the same month in the previous year)
<Production>
☐ Machine tool production in Feb. 2013 posted US$ 211.1 million (KRW 229.3 billion), decreasing by -16.3% compared with the same period of the previous year. Machine tool shipping during this period decreased by 20.6% to US$ 222.9 million (KRW 242.1 billion).
-Production
According to Item
NC Cutting machines
[US$ 180.9 million (KRW 196.5
billion), 6.1% over the previous month]
Non-NC Cutting machines
[US$ 6.6 million (KRW 7.2
billion), 53.8%]
Forming machines
[US$ 23.7million (KRW 25.7
billion), -14.9%]
-Production
(Jan~Feb.): US$ 413.7 million
(KRW449.3billion)
(-13.7% compared with the same
month in the previous year)
-Shipping
(Jan.Feb.): US$ 518.1 million
(KRW562.7billion)
(-1.8% compared with the same month
in the previous year)
<Exports, Imports>
☐ With
exports is below US$0.2 billion in two months, Import is close to US$0.1 billion for four months and the trade balance (Feb.~Jan. 2013) recorded a US$96 million surplus.
·Exports: Machine tool exports
in Feb. 2013 amounted to US$150 million, a decrease of
1.0% over previous month.
·Imports: Machine tool
imports in Feb. 2013 amounted to US$102 million, a decrease of
2.6% over previous month.
-Exports (Jan.) US$150 million
(-33.6% compared with the same
month in the previous year
-Imports (Jan.) US$102 million
(-11.3% compared with the same
month in the previous year
Amy Jeong
International Marketing Dept. KOMMA
+82-2-3459-0041 jjy0331@komma.org
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