Japan´s robot sales increased by 21% to the highest value ever - IFR presents World Robotics Report

Shanghai, China/Frankfurt (ots) - The new World Robotics report
by the International Federation of Robotics shows that robot sales in
Japan increased by 21% to about 55,000 units, representing the
highest value ever for the country. The annual global sales value
reaches 16.5 billion USD in 2018 - a new record. IFR forecasts
shipments in 2019 will recede from the record level in 2018, but
expects an average growth of 12 percent per year from 2020 to 2022.

The average annual growth rate for Japan of 17% since 2013 is
remarkable for a market with an already highly automated industrial
production. Japan is the world´s number one industrial robot
manufacturer and delivered 52% of the global supply in 2018.

Asia, Europe and the Americas - overview

Asia is the world's largest industrial robot market. In 2018,
there was a mixed picture: Installations in China and the Republic of
Korea declined, while Japan increased considerably. In total, Asia
grew by 1%. Robot installations in Europe increased by 14% and
reached a new peak for the sixth year in a row. In the Americas, the
growth rate reached 20% more than the year before also a new record
level for the sixth year in a row.

"We saw a dynamic performance in 2018 with a new sales record,
even as the main customers for robots - the automotive and
electrical-electronics industry - had a difficult year," says Junji
Tsuda, President of the International Federation of Robotics."

Please find full text version of IFR press release at:
http://ots.de/F9mbXs

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