Taipei, Aug. 3, 2010 (CENS)--Taiwan exported US$1.029 billion of machine tools in the first five months, up 45% year-on-year from US$710 million, according to customs-cleared statistics compiled by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF).
Exports of metal-cutting machine tools came to US$789.67 million, up 47.2% and that for metal-forming machine tools amounted to US$239.48 million, up 38%.
Exports of machining centers grew 69.3% year-on-year in the first five months, lathes jumped 7.3%; grinding machines up 78.9%; drilling, boring and milling machines up 58.5%; presses and shearing machines up 31.3%; and other metal-forming machines up 65.7%.
China and Hong Kong together was the largest export outlet by absorbing US$482.73 million of Taiwan-made machine tools in the first five months, up 108% from a year earlier and accounting for a whopping 46.9% of the total exports. The U.S. was second at US$44.4 million, down 34.3% and commanding 4.3%. India was third with US$43.81 million, up 107% and accounting for 4.3%.
Other major export outlets in the same period, in descending order, were Thailand, Brazil, Malaysia, South Korea, Turkey, Indonesia, Vietnam, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan and Australia.
The TMTF`s tallies also show Taiwan imported US$215.18 million of machine tools in the first five months, up 64.8% year-on-year. Of this, imports for metal-cutting machine tools came to US$176.47 million, up 70.6% and that for metal-forming machine tools amounted to US$38.71 million, up 42.9%.
Japan was the largest supplier by selling US$129.71 million of machine tools to Taiwan in the first five months, up 130% year-on-year and accounting for 60.3% of the total imports. Germany was second at US$19.91 million, down 15.3% and commanding 9.3%. China and Hong Kong together were third with US$12.9 million, up 40.8% and commanding 6%.
| Exports of Taiwan-made Machine Tools in Jan.-May 2010 by Products Unit: US$1,000 |
| Products | Jan.-May 2009 | Jan.-May 2010 | Annual Change (%) |
| EDM, Laser-cutting Machines | 25,161 | 48,000 | 90.8 |
| Machining Centers | 181,467 | 307,300 | 69.3 |
| Lathes | 179,216 | 192,378 | 7.3 |
| Drilling, Boring, Milling Machines | 77,927 | 123,482 | 58.5 |
| Grinding Machines | 31,142 | 55,713 | 78.9 |
| Shaping, Sawing, Gearing Machines | 41,579 | 62,802 | 51 |
| Presses and Shearing Machines | 139,697 | 183,462 | 31.3 |
| Other Metal-forming Machines | 33,811 | 56,021 | 65.7 |
| Total | 710,000 | 1,029,158 | 45 |
| Source: Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation |
| Imports of Machine Tools into Taiwan in Jan.-May 2010 by Products Unit: US$1,000 |
| Products | Jan.-May 2009 | Jan.-May 2010 | Annual Change (%) |
| EDM, Laser-cutting Machines | 34,043 | 80,570 | 136.7 |
| Machining Centers | 12,750 | 18,185 | 42.6 |
| Lathes | 13,115 | 31,404 | 139.5 |
| Drilling, Boring, Milling Machines | 7,133 | 14,320 | 100.8 |
| Grinding Machines | 24,579 | 17,977 | -26.9 |
| Shaping, Sawing, Gearing Machines | 11,837 | 14,014 | 18.4 |
| Presses and Shearing Machines | 22,928 | 32,796 | 43 |
| Other Metal-forming Machines | 4,173 | 5,922 | 41.9 |
| Total | 130,558 | 215,188 | 64.8 |
| Source: Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation |
(by Ben Shen)
