According to the customs statistic, the quantity of the imported cutting metal lathe (including turning center, horizontal lathe and other lathes) is 3911 to 0.43 billion dollars, average unite price 109 thousand dollars in the first half year of 2012. The imported unit price has been falling since Jan, from 137 thousand dollars in Jan to 107 thousand dollars in Apr. It has been down to 98 thousand dollars in June.

Our country exported 41 thousand cutting metal lathe to 0.26 billion dollars in the same term, exporting unit price 6290 dollars. As for the every month situation, the highest export unit price is 7775 dollars, the lowest 5183 dollars in March and increased to 6330 dollars in June.

In the first half year, the trade deficit of our country cutting metal lathe is 0.17 billion dollars, the lowest in Jan to 283 million dollars, increased to 50.066 million dollars, keeping declining after March and down to 22.336 million dollars in June.