FX.co ★ Japan Machine Tool Orders Surge 52.8% in June

Japan’s machine tool orders surged 52.8% year-on-year to JPY 203,515 million in June 2026, accelerating from a 37.4% increase in May and far surpassing market expectations of a 37.4% gain. The sharp rise reflected strong demand in both domestic and overseas markets. Foreign orders jumped 56.0% to JPY 145,499 million, after a 37.7% increase in the previous month, while domestic orders rose 45.5% to JPY 58,016 million, following a 36.4% gain in May. On a month-on-month basis, total machine tool orders climbed 15.0% in June, reversing a 6.4% decline in the prior month. In the first half of the year, cumulative machine tool orders reached JPY 1,055,281 million, up 35.7% from the same period a year earlier, supported by robust growth in both foreign (40.9%) and domestic (22.8%) orders.