JP Market | Monthly Machine Tool Orders （Feburary 2026)

Monthly Machine Tool Orders （February 2026)

The total value of machine tool orders in February was 146.74 billion yen. This increased 0.8% compared to January 2026 and marked the first month of month-on-month growth in two months.

Moreover, this figure represented an increase of 24.2% compared to the same month of the previous year and marked the eighth consecutive month of year-on-year growth.

Total orders peaked at 140 billion yen for three consecutive months, marked the eighth consecutive month of increase compared to the same month last year.

Machine tool orders in February remained strong, showing year-on-year increases in both domestic and international demand. Looking ahead, we anticipate further growth in machine tool orders due to the expected effects of policy support on domestic demand and a sustained recovery in international demand.

We expect the year-end investment effect and the further recovery trend in international demand to lead to a virtuous cycle in the economy, and that orders will continue to grow in the following month.

Domestic orders rose by 13.9% over January to 37.16 billion yen

Furthermore, this figure showed an increase of 10.1% over the same month of the previous year. Looking at major industries, orders compared to January rose by 17.5% in industrial machinery, by 19.2% in motor vehicles, by 10.5% in electrical & precision machinery, and fell by 35.0% in aircraft, shipbuilding & transport equipment.

Foreign orders fell by 3.0% from January to 109.58 billion yen, marking the second consecutive month of month-on-month decline.

However, foreign orders showed an increase of 29.8% over the same month of the previous year, and this marked the seventeenth consecutive month of year-on-year growth.

By region, orders from Asia fell by 10.8% from January to 55.20 billion yen.

This increased 34.3% over the same month of the previous year. Orders from Europe rose by 11.0% over January to 16.71 billion yen.

This was an increase of 8.4% over the same month of the previous year. Orders from North America rose by 3.5% over January, amounting to 35.77 billion yen.

This figure showed an increase of 39.0% over the same month of the previous year.

*This article is reprinted from JMTBA (Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association)

Source: https://www.jmtba.or.jp/english/wjmtbap/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/JMTBA-NOTES-2026-03.pdf