Japan July preliminary machine tool orders +13.0% vs +11.4% y/y prior - ConsultFX

Japan July preliminary machine tool orders +13.0% vs +11.4% y/y prior

Latest data released by the Japanese Machine Tool Builders' Association - 9 August 2018 - +11.4% ForexLive The reading measures the change in total value of new orders placed with Japanese machine tool manufacturers. A slight uptick in factory orders and that is a welcome improvement after the declining trend we have seen for much of the year.