Technology orders up in August
August U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $470.44 million according to AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was up 3.4% from July but down 4.7% when compared with the total of $493.60 million reported for August 2011.
With a year-to-date total of $3,606.56 million, 2012 is up 4.1% compared with 2011.
These numbers and all data in this report are based on the totals of actual data reported by companies participating in the USMTO program.
“It’s a great sign for the industry to see both month-to-month and year-over-year gains in August, historically one of the slowest months for orders,” said Douglas K. Woods, AMT President. “With U.S. manufacturers still working through 5 months’ worth of backlogs along with what seemed to be exceptional order activity at IMTS this September, we may very well see a record year for USMTO over and above the last peak in 2011.”
U.S. manufacturing technology orders are also reported on a regional basis for five geographic breakdowns of the United States.
Northeast Region
Manufacturing technology orders in the Northeast Region in August totaled $49.18 million, down 23.9% from July’s $64.60 million and down 24.4% when compared with the August 2011 figure. At $490.68 million, 2012 year-to-date is down 2.0% when compared with 2011 at the same time.
Southern Region
Southern Region manufacturing technology orders totaled $64.77 million in August, a 1.0% increase from the $64.11 million total for July and 11.7% more than the total for August 2011. The year-to-date total of $515.92 million is 12.0% more than the comparable figure for 2011.
Midwest Region
At $152.95 million, August manufacturing technology orders in the Midwest Region were up 11.0% when compared with the $137.74 million total for July and up 6.6% when compared with August a year ago. With a year-to-date total of $1,158.02 million, 2012 is up 1.6% when compared with 2011 at the same time.
Central Region
August manufacturing technology orders in the Central Region totaled $124.49 million, 4.8% more than July’s $118.77 million but down 30.0% when compared with the August 2011 figure. At $1,036.10 million, the 2012 year-to-date total was 7.8% more than the comparable figure for 2011.
Western Region
Western Region manufacturing technology orders in August stood at $79.04 million, 13.5% more than the July total of $69.65 million and 60.5% higher than the figure for August 2011. The $405.85 million year-to-date total was 0.4% above the total for the same period in 2011.
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