Regional Breakdown
Northeast Region: Northeast Region manufacturing technology orders in December stood at $74.02 million, up 10.1% from the November total of $67.24 million but down 25.0% when compared with December 2011. The $789.38 million year-end total was 9.0% less than the total for 2011.
Southern Region: Manufacturing technology orders in the Southern Region in December totaled $78.11 million, up 19.1% from November’s $65.58 million but down 12.4% when compared with December 2011. At $835.28 million, 2012 was up 12.2% when compared with 2011.
Midwest Region: Midwest Region manufacturing technology orders totaled $166.19 million in December, a rise of 27.3% when compared with November’s $130.54 million but 9.7% less than the total for December 2011. The year-end total of $1,814.51 is 1.0% more than the comparable figure for 2011.
Central Region: At $125.05 million, December manufacturing technology orders in the Central Region were up 14.6% when compared with the $109.10 million total for November but down 1.2% when compared with December a year ago. With a year-end total of $1,586.85 million, 2012 was up 4.7% when compared with 2011.
Western Region: December manufacturing technology orders in the Western Region totaled $56.06 million, up 8.6% from November’s $51.62 million and up 6.8% when compared with the December 2011 total. At $679.56 million, the 2012 total was 6.9% more than the comparable figure for 2011.
