USMTC November 13, 2006 pdf

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John Healy, AMTDA, 301-738-1200
Robert Gardner, AMT, 703-827-5275

Manufacturing technology consumption on best pace since 2000

September U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $407.21 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association, and AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was up 31.9% from August and up 43.1% from the total of $284.47 million reported for September 2005. With a year-to-date total of $2,815.34 million, 2006 was up 26.2% compared with 2005.

These numbers and all data in this report are based on the totals of actual data reported by companies participating in the USMTC program.

“Strong sales at September's International Manufacturing Technology Show pushed year-to-date consumption to its largest lead over 2005,” said John J. Healy, AMTDA President. “It now looks likely that 2006 will post the best results for U.S. investment in advanced manufacturing equipment since 2000.”

The United States Manufacturing Technology Consumption (USMTC) report, jointly compiled by the two trade associations representing the production and distribution of manufacturing technology, provides regional and national U.S. consumption data of domestic and imported machine tools and related equipment. Analysis of manufacturing technology consumption provides a reliable leading economic indicator as manufacturing industries invest in capital metalworking equipment to increase capacity and improve productivity.

U.S. manufacturing technology consumption is also reported on a regional basis for five geographic breakdowns of the United States.
 
Northeast Region

At $57.73 million, September Northeast Region manufacturing technology consumption was 22.6% higher than August’s $47.10 million and 49.6% ahead of the September 2005 total. Year-to-date consumption of $412.49 million was 35.9% higher than the comparable total in 2005.

Southern Region

September manufacturing technology consumption in the Southern Region stood at $41.41 million, down 7.1% when compared with August’s $44.56 million, and 6.2% less than last September’s tally. With a $372.95 million total, year-to-date consumption was up 2.7% from the year-ago figure.

Midwestern Region

Midwestern Region September manufacturing technology consumption rose to $126.15 million, a 63.8% increase over August’s $77.01 million and 15.4% higher than the September total a year ago. With a year-to-date total of $859.63 million, 2006 was running 6.8% ahead of 2005 at the same time.

Central Region

Totaling $119.82 million, Central Region manufacturing technology consumption in September was 43.0% higher than August’s $83.78 million and 118.8% above the total for last September. Year-to-date consumption rose to $734.20 million, 59.6% higher than the figure for 2005 at the same time.

Western Region

With a September total of $62.10 million, Western Region manufacturing technology consumption was up 10.2% when compared with August’s $56.37 million, and up 64.9% when compared with September a year ago. Totaling $436.06 million, year-to-date consumption was 45.7% higher than the comparable total in 2005.










USMTC November 2006 pdf