１０月の工作機械受注５．９％減　マイナス幅縮小続く―業界団体

　日本工作機械工業会が１１日発表した１０月の工作機械受注総額（速報値）は、前年同月比５．９％減の８２３億円だった。前年割れは２５カ月連続となるが、マイナス幅は５カ月連続で縮小した。
　受注額は５月の５１２億円を底に持ち直し傾向にある。景気回復のけん引役が期待される設備投資の先行指標として知られる工作機械受注について、工業会は「底堅さが出てきた」（調査企画部）とみている。
　受注額の内訳は、内需が１３．６％減の２８８億円、外需が１．１％減の５３４億円だった。（2020/11/11-19:20）

Machine tool orders received by Japanese makers in October fell 5.9 pct from a year before to 82.3 billion yen, industry data have shown.
   Orders went down for the 25th straight month, but the pace of decline slowed from the previous month for the fifth consecutive month, according to preliminary data released by the Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association on Wednesday.
   After hitting a bottom at 51.2 billion yen in May, machine tool orders, regarded as a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, have been recovering gradually.
   "Orders have started to show underlying strength," an official of the association said.
   In October, domestic orders were down 13.6 pct from a year before at 28.8 billion yen while those from abroad fell 1.1 pct to 53.4 billion yen.