The production value of China machine tool industry in 2006 grew at 37.7%, far higher than the world's average level of 9.34%; China machine tool industry accounted for 22% of global consumer market; self-sufficiency ratio of machine tool was roughly 45% and that of CNC machine tool was 30%; 60% of machine tool worldwide is for export while machine tool export in China was responsible for only 17% of domestic production value.

Production Value of Machine Tool Industry by Country Worldwide, 2001-2006 (Unit: USD100 million)

2 Status quo of China machine tool industry
2.1 Development sees a good momentum
2.2 Machine tool exports keep a rapid growth

3 Understanding of China on machine tool industry and inspiration from the global powerful machine tool countries
3.1 Machine tool industry is the basis of economic safety and national defense security
3.2 Decision makers push machine tool industry to go on a right track after wrong decisions 
3.3 Inspiration from global powerful machine tool countries

4 Advantages of China machine tool industry
4.1 Supports of new policies
4.2 China is in the middle period of heavy chemical industry, which is the best time for the development of machine tool industry
4.3 Technical innovations is the foundation of substituting imports 
4.4 Credit of clients to home-made machine tools gets improved

5 Prospect of China machine tool industry
5.1 Domestic strong demands drive machine tool consumption increasing steadily
5.1.1 Downstream industries level off
5.1.2 Equipments are upgraded frequently and demands for CNC machine tools leap
5.2 Revenue grows faster than consumption and substituting imports is the key
5.3 Recombination and M & A make competitive enterprises

6 Analysis of listed companies
6.1 Listed companies
6.2 Key listed companies