Recently, according to the latest statistics show that of 2012 Japanese printing machine (Man Roland Parts) output of the first quarter of 2012 to 33.1 billion yen, 11.9% higher than in the first quarter of 2011 to 2011 yen. Second quarter output value of 23.9 billion yen, than in the second quarter of 2011, 30.2 billion yen plummeted 20.8%. Third-quarter output value of 28.9 billion yen, 19% less in 2011 than 2011 yen. January to September, 2012 the total output value of 85.9 billion yen, the third quarter of 95.5 billion yen and 2011 years ago, down 10% year on year. In October 2012, the Japanese printing machinery production rebounded significantly, and the output value of 9 billion yen and 7.87 billion yen sharply than in October 2011, an increase of 14.3%. First 10 months of 2012 total output value of 94.9 billion yen and 103.4 billion yen decreased by 8.2% year-on-year.
Japan's printing machine production is rising by the first quarter turn to the second quarter and third quarter decline. The first quarter of 2012 Japanese printing machinery production for 1798 units, 12.3% growth in the first quarter of 1601 than in 2011. Second quarter output to 1600 units, with the quarter of 1743 decreased by 8.2% over the previous year. The 3rd quarter production for 2064 units, with the quarter of 2238 decreased by 7.8% over the previous year. In January 2012 to September Japanese printing machinery total output is 5462 sets, with the first nine months of 2011 compared to 5582, by 2.1%. In October 2012, the Japanese printing machinery production for 742 units, more than 2011 growth of 9.8% in October 2011. First 10 months of 2012 total production is 6204 units, 6258 units by 0.9% from a year earlier.
First quarter of 2012, the Japanese printing ink production of 88400 tons, the same than in 2011 89400 tons of decreased by 1.1%, in the second quarter output of 91000 tons, the same than in 2011 96500 tons to reduce 5.7%, 3 quarter production of 88600 tons, the same than in 2011 89500 tons of reduced 1.5%, the first 3 quarter of total output is 268000 tons, 2.7% less than 2011 years ago, three quarters of 275000 tons. Japanese printing ink sales of the first quarter of 2012 to 101000 tons of 101000 tons, the same than in 2011 decreased by 3.6%, the second quarter sales for 105000 tons of 105000 tons, the same than in 2011 decreased by 2.2%, the 3rd quarter sales of 104000 tons, more than 2011, 107000 tons of the same by 2.4%. 2012 years ago, three quarter totaled 310000 tons, 319000 tons 2.7% less than the same period in 2011. In October 2012, the Japanese printing ink production and sales are higher than the same month last year, the growth rate of 2.4% and 3.3% respectively. From January to October 2012, total output is 304000 tons, 308000 tons of 1.3% less than a year earlier. From January to October 2012 in total sales of 348000 tons, 356000 tons of 2.2% less than a year earlier.
From January to November 2012, Japanese printing paper output is 7.77 million tons, fell 3% year on year, total sales of 7.6 million tons, fell 5.5% year on year, the domestic sales volume of 7.19 million tons, down 5%, exports of 410000 tons, down 13.2%, imports of 1.51 million tons, an increase of 21.6%. Japan's overall production and sales are falling, paper and cardboard first 11 months of 2012, Japanese paper and paperboard output is 23.84 million tons, down 2.1% year on year, total sales of 23.61 million tons, the decrease of 2.9%, domestic sales of 23.01 million tons, decreased by 2.6%, exports of 600000 tons, reduced by 11.5%, imports of 1.92 million tons, an increase of 14.1%.
Paper production is 13.86 million tons, down 1.9% year on year, the newsprint for 2.97 million tons, up 1.3%, printing and paper information for 7.77 million tons, 3% reduction in the coated paper is 4.49 million tons, 2.6% reduction), health is 1.62 million tons, 0.8% less paper, packing paper of 810000 tons, down 3%. Cardboard production of 9.99 million tons, 2.4% less than the same period last year, including corrugated base paper was 7.92 million tons, reduce 2%, white paper board for 1.35 million tons, down 4.4%.