June manufacturing technology consumption up

June U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $241.47 million, according to AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association.

The total was up 35.8% from May and up 71.1% from $141.12 million reported for June 2009. With a year-to-date total of $1,207.60 million, 2010 is up 56.1% compared with 2009.

Typically, manufacturing technology order rates slow down in the months leading up to the International Manufacturing Technology Show, said Douglas K. Woods, AMT president. "However, increased foreign direct investment and a doubling of orders in aerospace and construction equipment through the first half 2010 resulted in an acceleration of USMTC orders rather than the typical slow down," he said.

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

Northeast Region
With a total of $51.45 million, June Northeast Region manufacturing technology consumption was up 52.3% when compared with May's $33.78 million and up 90.8% when compared with June a year ago. At $210.61 million, 2010 year-to-date was 33.2% higher than the comparable figure a year ago.

Southern Region
Southern Region manufacturing technology consumption in June stood at $34.50 million, 18.5% higher than the $29.12 million total for May and 36.5% higher than the June 2009 total. With a year-to-date total of $188.98 million, 2010 was up 75.0% when compared with 2009 at the same time.

Midwest Region
At $72.80 million, Midwest Region manufacturing technology consumption in June rose 69.3% when compared with May's $43.00 million and was 82.8% higher than last June's total. The year-to-date total of $335.11 million was 51.4% more than the comparable figure for 2009.

Central Region
June manufacturing technology consumption in the Central Region totaled $57.15 million, up 7.1% when compared with the $53.35 million total for May and up 96.9% when compared with June a year ago. The $329.30 million 2010 year-to-date total was 85.3% higher than the total for the same period last year.

Western Region
At $25.58 million, June manufacturing technology consumption in the Western Region was up 37.5% from May's $18.60 million and up 27.6% when compared with last June. The $143.61 million year-to-date total was 32.8% more than the 2009 total at the same time.

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