(November 14, 2011)
September U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $606.56 million according to the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association and the Association for Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was up 22.9 percent from August and up 51.9 percent when compared with the total of $399.32 million reported for September 2010. With a year-to-date total of $4,074 million, 2011 is up 91.9 percent compared with 2010.
These numbers and all data in this report are based on the totals of actual data reported by companies participating in the USMTO program.
"September numbers were the second highest monthly dollar total in the last 15 years," said Peter Borden, AMTDA president. "American manufacturers are still rushing to beat the end-of-year bonus depreciation deadline."
The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report, jointly compiled by the two trade associations representing the production and distribution of manufacturing technology, provides regional and national U.S. orders data of domestic and imported machine tools and related equipment. Analysis of manufacturing technology orders provides a reliable leading economic indicator as manufacturing industries invest in capital metalworking equipment to increase capacity and improve productivity.
U.S. manufacturing technology orders is also reported on a regional basis for five geographic breakdowns of the United States.
Northeast Region
At $112.75 million, September manufacturing technology orders in the Northeast Region were up 74.6 percent when compared with the $64.56 million total for August and up 71.9 percent when compared with September a year ago. The year-to-date total of $612.93 million is 65.0 percent more than the comparable figure for 2010.
Southern Region
September manufacturing technology orders in the Southern Region totaled $78.04 million, 34.5 percent more than August's $58.03 million and 16.1 percent more than the September 2010 total. With a year-to-date total of $513.08 million, 2011 is up 63.2 percent when compared with 2010 at the same time.
Midwest Region
Midwest Region manufacturing technology orders in September stood at $175.88 million, 3.7 percent less than the August total of $182.55 million but up 48.9 percent when compared with last September. At $1,376.97 million, the 2011 year-to-date total is 119.6 percent more than the comparable figure for 2010.
Central Region
Manufacturing technology orders in the Central Region in September totaled $170.82 million, up 22.4 percent from August's $139.55 million and up 48.1 percent when compared with the September 2010 figure. The $1,098.33 million year-to-date total is 92.0 percent higher than the total for the same period in 2010.
Western Region
Western Region manufacturing technology orders totaled $69.07 million in September, 41.9 percent more than the $48.66 million total for August and up 109.1 percent higher than the tally for September 2010. At $472.69 million, 2011 year-to-date is up 98.0 percent when compared with last year at the same time.
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