U.S. manufacturing technology orders are also reported on a regional basis for five geographic breakdowns of the United States:

Northeast Region: Northeast Region manufacturing technology orders totaled $53.14 million in Feb., 5.7% less than the $56.34 million total for Jan. and 3.7% less than the total for Feb. 2011.

Southern Region: At $53.30 million, Feb. manufacturing technology orders in the Southern Region were up 45.2% when compared with the $36.71 million total for Jan. and up 54.2% when compared with Feb. a year ago.

Midwest Region: Feb. manufacturing technology orders in the Midwest Region totaled $164.43 million, 14.1% more than Jan.s $144.14 million and up 46.6% when compared with the Feb. 2011 figure.

Central Region: Central Region manufacturing technology orders in Feb. stood at $132.21 million, 1.9% more than the Jan. total of $128.82 million and 32.2% higher than last Feb.s total.

Western Region: Manufacturing technology orders in the Western Region in Feb. totaled $41.99 million, up 4.1% from Jan.s $40.32 million and up 53.7% when compared with the Feb. 2011 figure.