机械设备制造业一直以来是德国就业人数最多的行业。根据德国机械设备制造协会提供的数据，2010年有90.8万人在该行业超过6000家企业从业。企业以中型为主，87%的企业员工人数不足250人。 

Mechanical equipment manufacturing has been Germany employment by the largest number of industry.According to the German machinery equipment manufacturers association to provide the data,About 2010 people in the industry more than 6000 enterprises from.Enterprises with medium is given priority to,87% of the enterprise staff fewer than 250 people. 

　　德国机械设备制造业是典型的出口导向型产业，出口销售额占行业总销售额的份额从2009年的73.6%上升至2010年的75.3%。根据德国联邦统计局数据，过去两年德国机械设备出口额分别为1245.95亿欧元(2009)和1387亿欧元(2010)，进口分别为524.86亿欧元和588.47亿欧元。根据德国机械设备制造业协会数据，2011年上半年该行业收获营业额940亿欧元，同比增长18.5%;出口总额689亿欧元，同比增长18.2%，其中出口到中国93.25亿欧元，占总额的占41.5%，中国成为德国机械设备出口最大市场，所占市场份额为13.5%;就业人数为92.3万;设备开工率升至89.9%。 

The German machinery equipment manufacturing is a typical export-oriented industry,Export sales accounted for the share of total sales industry, up from 73.6% in 2009 to 75.3% in 2010.According to the German federal bureau of statistics data,In the past two years the German machinery exports respectively for 124.595 billion euros(2009)And 138.7 billion euros(2010),Import respectively for 52.486 billion euros and 58.847 billion euros.According to the German machinery equipment manufacturing industry association data,In the first half of 2011 the industry harvest turnover of 94 billion euro,Year-on-year growth of 18.5%;The total export value of 68.9 billion euros,Year-on-year growth of 18.2%,The export to China of 9.325 billion euros,Accounted for 41.5% of the total,China has become the largest export market Germany mechanical equipment,The market share of 13.5%,Employment for 923000;Equipment operating rate rose to 89.9%. 

　　德国机械出口额占世界机械总出口额的20%左右。在机械设备业的31个产品领域中德国产品在21个领域是世界出口第一，在其余领域内也几乎全部位列世界三甲之内。驱动技术机械和设备、建筑机械及建材设备、传输技术设备、印刷机械及造纸技术设备、机床、食品及包装机械设备、民用航空技术设备为德国出口排名前七位的机械设备产品，其出口销售额占德国机械设备出口总额的比重均超过5%。其余重要出口产品依次为：农用机械、动力机械、精密仪器、液压泵、塑料及橡胶机械、纺织机械、压缩气压及真空技术机械和设备、液压设备、木材加工机械和设备、矿山机械、制衣和皮革机械、工业炉和冶金设备。

The German machinery exports account for 20% of the world total exports machinery around.In the mechanical equipment industry in the field of 31 product German products in 21 field is the world export first,In the rest of the field also almost all top ranked the world within.Drive technology machinery and equipment/Construction machinery and building materials equipment/Transmission technology and equipment/Printing machinery and papermaking technology and equipment/machine/Food and packing machinery equipment/Civil aviation technology and equipment for the German export the top seven mechanical equipment products,Its export sales accounted for the German machinery exports are the proportion of more than 5%.The rest of the important export products in order:Agricultural machinery/Power machinery/Precision instrument/Hydraulic pump/Plastic and rubber machine/Textile machinery/Compressed air pressure and vacuum technology machinery and equipment/Hydraulic equipment/Wood processing machinery and equipment/Mining machinery/Clothing and leather machinery/Industrial furnace and metallurgical equipment.