Mechanical and plant engineeringGlobal machine sales stagnate in 2015 despite record
According to initial estimates by VDMA economists, global machine sales rose by a nominal 10% to a new record level. Adjusted for currency and price effects, however, global sales stagnated. The figures in detail.
... 38% (in comparison: in 2006, the share was just 11%). In general, the Asian continent has been the largest manufacturing region in mechanical and plant engineering since 2009: the invoices for 55% of the machines and systems manufactured worldwide are written in Asia. Europe only accounted for 28% of global machine sales in 2015. The share of global turnover was pushed down significantly by the appreciation of the euro. At constant exchange rates, the European share would have been 30%, as in the previous year. In addition to Germany (3rd place), Italy (5th), France (7th) and the United Kingdom (8th) are among the most important mechanical engineering countries. America's share remained unchanged at 17% - although this was due to very different developments: The USA's share increased due to exchange rate effects, while Brazil's share fell.