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Posted March 13, 2017

January manufacturing technology orders down

U.S. manufacturing technology orders declined 40.7 percent in January compared to December and 11.4 percent compared to January 2016.


Orders for January 2017 totaled $252.21 million, down from December’s $425.18 million, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report from AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

“January’s slump was not unexpected as it was in line with analyst forecasts for a soft start to 2017. We continue to be on track for an upturn later in the spring,” said AMT president Douglas K. Woods. “Several large capital expansion projects have been announced in recent weeks, and the PMI was up for the sixth consecutive month. Our members report increased quotation activity and at the HOUSTEX show in early March, both attendees and visitors were upbeat.”

There are several indications of a coming upturn in orders for capital manufacturing equipment. A long list of noteworthy expansion projects has been announced recently by leading global manufacturers, including $386 million for Pratt & Whitney’s Columbus, Ohio, facility, and Toyota’s $600 million investment in Princeton, Ind. Additionally, the Cutting Tool Market Report for January showed an 8.7 percent monthly gain in cutting tool consumption, a measure of the primary consumable in the manufacturing process.

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