China's Machinery Industry is Still Ample Room For Growth

atest performance of China's machinery andTherefore, the NDRC report pointed out that with
equipment manufacturing industry trend showing athe increasing market demand, the equipment
boom, but generally traditional products is alreadymanufacturing industry in 2007 to obtain a more
very fierce competition in future, have greatergenerous space for development, but the "structural
investment value of companies should be those withsurplus" of supply and demand relationship will exist in
high technological content and high added valuethe longer term. The near future, although some
manufacturers.general growth in demand for traditional products, but
Recently, the National Development and Reformthe competition is very intense; high technological
Commission Economic Operation Bureau released itscontent and high added value of major technical
latest report on machinery and equipmentequipment demand will grow rapidly.
manufacturing industry. The report shows that inCITIC Securities analysts believe that China's future a
2006 the first 10 months, the industry's main businesslarge number of foreign engineering contracting and
income of 4.27 trillion yuan, an increase of 30.2%, anto enhance their competitive edge will promote the
increase of 9.2 percentage point increase; totalexport of domestically produced equipment, high
profits of 230 billion yuan, an increase of 41.7% overgrowth, domestic exports of equipment not only
the same period increased 39.6 percentage points .increases an export earnings, more importantly, the
The report concluded that China's machinery industryrelease of some domestic capacity to supply and
in 2007 there is still ample room for development.demand more balance, the industry cyclical
Export Growth Than Importfluctuations tend to weaken; In addition, the national
Development and Reform Commission Economiceconomy and technological upgrading of industrial
Operations Bureau report shows the first 11 monthsmachinery and equipment industry will be 5 to 10
of 2006, China's machinery industry total industrialyears to bring the golden period of development.
output value 5 trillion yuan, up 29.4%, an increase ofOrient Securities Analysis Report also believes that
an increase of 8.2 percentage points; the completionnew projects will provide engineering machinery
of the industrial added value RMB1.26 trillion yuan,industry of high growth, import substitution of space
growth 21.3%, increased by 7 percentage points;to open opportunities for the highly sophisticated
cumulative production and marketing rate of 97.29%.CNC machine tools, railway equipment, the stimulation
Among the 95 types of industry the main products,of investment will also provide opportunities for
three quarters of the products achieved double digitdevelopment.
growth. Produced 6.66 million vehicles, up 26.1%, ofFrustrated Raw Material Prices
which 3.56 million cars, an increase of 40.3%; powerAt present, the machinery industry investment in fast
generation equipment 109.23 million kilowatts, angrowth, excess capacity gradually surfacing. 2006 1
increase of 30.8%; metal cutting machine toolNovember, general equipment manufacturing industry,
510,000 sets, an increase of 13.9%, numerical controlelectrical machinery and equipment manufacturing
machine tool 77000 units, an increase of 30.8% ; oilindustry, special equipment manufacturing industry,
refining, petrochemical special equipment 34 millioninstrumentation, and cultural and office machinery
tons, up 59.9%.manufacturing fixed asset investment rose 55.6%,
In addition, the export growth is higher than imports,52.2%, 40.6% and 35.1%. Moreover, as the
trade deficit gradually narrowed. In 2006 the first 10machinery industry intensified market competition,
months, mechanical industrial exports 115.8 billion U.S.corporate profit margins narrow, multi industry sales
dollars, up 36.8%; imports of 115.9 billion U.S. dollars,are generally lower than the level of revenue growth.
an increase of 21%; total trade deficit of only 1.3Development and Reform Commission in 2007
billion U.S. dollars, over the same period of 2005 todevelopment of the industry's analysis indicates that
reduce 11 billion U.S. dollars, imports and exportsexcess capacity, industry structure adjustment will be
basically balanced.part of the market demand for machinery products
By a Large Space with High Technological Contenthave a certain impact; particularly in the upstream
As the state's policy to revitalize the equipmentenergy and raw material prices and rising
manufacturing industry step by step, and equipmenttransportation costs will directly affect the mechanical
manufacturing industry to be focused support.industry economic benefits, such as copper,
However, as China's equipment manufacturingaluminum, high quality specialty steels and other raw
industry in a number of areas where technical level ismaterial costs to run the enterprise. In addition,
not high, a number of major construction projectsinternational trade protectionism, the macro control
and equipment will still have to rely on foreignso that both fixed asset investment growth will slow
imports, thereby accelerating technological innovationdown the development of machine building industry
and equipment manufacturing industry made anhas brought a certain extent.
urgent requirement to upgrade the structure.