Manufacturing technology consumption up 40.9 percent

December U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $446.76 million, up 40.9% from November.

The total was up 104.8% from the $218.16 million reported for December 2009, according to AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association. With a year-to-date total of $3,236.00 million, 2010 is up 85.3% compared with 2009.

"For the first time in USMTC history, we experienced four months of consecutive growth following IMTS, ending the year on a solid upswing," said Douglas K. Woods, president of AMT. "2010 orders closed strong, up 85% over 2009, and December's orders were 40.9% higher than the previous month. With backlogs firming and quotation levels accelerating, we are very optimistic that the industry will see strong results in 2011."

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

Northeast Region
At $66.17 million, December manufacturing technology consumption in the Northeast Region was 5.9% more than November's $62.50 million and up 52.6% when compared with December 2009. The $589.79 million 2010 total was 74.4% more than the 2009 total.

Southern Region
Manufacturing technology consumption in the Southern Region in December stood at $45.62 million, up 26.9% from November's $35.94 million and up 55.0% when compared with the December 2009 total. With a year-end total of $430.27 million, 2010 was up 76.3% when compared with 2009.

Midwest Region
Midwest Region manufacturing technology consumption totaled $165.96 million in December, 48.9% more than November's $111.42 million and 169.3% more than the December 2009 figure. At $1,020.76 million, the 2010 total was 104.8% higher than the comparable figure for the previous year.

Central Region
Manufacturing technology consumption in the Central Region in December stood at $113.36 million, up 59.4% when compared with November's $71.10 million and 108.0% higher than the tally for the previous December. The 2010 year-end total of $834.86 million was 95.9% above the comparable figure for 2009.

Western Region
December manufacturing technology consumption in the Western Region totaled $55.65 million, up 54.3% when compared with the $36.07 million total for November and up 90.5% when compared with December a year earlier. At $360.33 million, the 2010 year-end total was 50.5% higher than the 2009 total.

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