The latest edition of the CECIMO Toolbox has just been released; it is titled for Q4-24 as this is the main data period, although some of the series are more up to date. The Toolbox document groups information into 6 categories covering historical data for the sector, demand, investment, the business climate, general economic indicators and information on related sectors.
The highlights of the latest report include:
- The total orders index for the CECIMO8 group (these are the largest machine tool producing nations in Europe) increased in the fourth quarter of 2024.
- The EU Industrial Production Index (IPI) decreased slightly in December 2024, indicating a modest contraction in the output of EU manufacturers.
- The Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was still in the unfavourable zone in February 2025 (47.6).
- The initial estimate of machine tool production in the 15 CECIMO countries in 2024 is put at €25.9 billion; this compares to €27.6 billion in 2023 – a fall of just over -6%.
You can download the full document from the members area of the MTA website at https://www.mta.org.uk/members-area/market-intelligence/global-mt-report/ (it is the 3rd item on this page) – you will, of course, need your members login and password to access this.
Alternatively, you can access most of the data on the interactive CECIMO Dashboard which can be linked to via our the members area of our website at https://www.mta.org.uk/members-area/cecimo-dashboard: it appears quite small but if you zoom in (Ctrl-key and +-key) it can be made more readable.