October 31, according to data from CMTBA for January-September 2025, China's tool exports reached 20.001 billion yuan (a year-on-year increase of 5.34%). The main exported varieties include drills (6.929 billion yuan), circular saw blades (3.461 billion yuan), and interchangeable tools (2.252 billion yuan). Among them, exports to countries along the "Belt and Road" have grown significantly, such as Southeast Asia and Central and Eastern Europe, mainly benefiting from the increased demand for tools due to local manufacturing upgrades.
November 1, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics for the first three quarters of 2025, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide grew by 6.2% year-on-year. Among them, the output of 3D printing equipment increased by 40.5% year-on-year, ranking first among all industrial products in terms of growth rate. This data highlights the core position of additive manufacturing as a new quality productive force. Continuous policy support for key core technologies such as high-performance equipment and additive manufacturing has driven the industry's rapid growth.
In the first half of 2025, Germany's machine tool exports totaled 4.163 billion euros, a year-on-year decline of 6%. During the same period, Germany's imports of machine tools from China reached 119 million euros, a significant year-on-year increase of 30%, making China Germany's fourth largest supplier of machine tools.
