September U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $647.63 million according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was up 77.3 percent from August and up 61.4 percent when compared with the total of $401.18 million reported for September 2013.
With a year-to-date total of $3,738.72 million, 2014 is up 5.2 percent compared with 2013.
Northeast Region
Northeast region manufacturing technology orders in September totaled $115.94 million, up 84.9 percent from August’s $62.72 million and up 86.5 percent when compared with last September’s $62.17 million. The $614.09 million year-to-date total was up 3.4 percent when compared with 2013 at the same time.
Southeast Region
At $356.43 million, the 2014 year-to-date total for Southeast region manufacturing technology orders was 9.3 percent higher than the comparable figure for 2013.
North Central-East Region
September manufacturing technology orders in the North Central-East region reached $133.9 million, up 46.6 percent from August’s $91.32 million and up 27.1 percent when compared with the $105.35 million total for September 2013. The 2014 year-to-date total of $983.23 million was 7.2 percent more than the 2013 tally at the same time.
North Central-West Region
North Central-West region manufacturing technology orders in September stood at $136.76 million, a rise of 101.3 percent from August’s $67.95 million and up 85.2 percent when compared with the $73.85 million for September a year ago. The 2014 year-to-date total of $647.27 million was 1.4 percent less than the comparable figure for 2013.
