“While manufacturing continues to play a strong role in economic recovery, our main concern heading toward the end of the year is that lawmakers do what’s necessary to avoid the ‘fiscal cliff,’ and the implications it could have on the broader economy,” said Douglas K. Woods, AMT President.
Regional Breakdown
Northeast Region: Manufacturing technology orders in the Northeast Region in October totaled $63.69 million, down 19.7% from September’s $79.27 million and down 3.6% when compared with the October 2011 figure. At $640.83 million, 2012 year-to-date is down 5.7% when compared with 2011 at the same time.
Southern Region: Southern Region manufacturing technology orders totaled $60.69 million in October, down 41.1% from the $102.99 million total for September but 12.8% higher than the total for October 2011. The year-to-date total of $683.23 million is 15.3% more than the comparable figure for 2011.
Midwest Region: At $162.75 million, October manufacturing technology orders in the Midwest Region were down 20.0% when compared with the $203.33 million total for September but up 10.3% when compared with October a year ago. With a year-to-date total of $1,530.30 million, 2012 is up 4.9% when compared with 2011 at the same time.
Central Region: October manufacturing technology orders in the Central Region totaled $124.77 million, 30.2% lower than September’s $178.71 million and down 8.8% when compared with the October 2011 figure. At $1,341.76 million, the 2012 year-to-date total was 6.8% more than the comparable figure for 2011.
Western Region: Western Region manufacturing technology orders in October stood at $47.27 million, down 54.6% from the September total of $104.07 million and 14.3% lower than the figure for October 2011. The $557.56 million year-to-date total was 5.7% above the total for the same period in 2011.
