Regional Breakdown
Northeast Region: At $53.30 million, February manufacturing technology orders in the Northeast Region were up 7.7% when compared with the $49.50 million total for January but down 4.5% when compared with February a year ago. With a year-to-date total of $102.79 million, 2013 is down 10.9% when compared with 2012 at the same time.
Southeast Region: Manufacturing technology orders in the Southeast Region in February totaled $29.43 million, down 17.9% from January’s $35.84 million and down 36.1% when compared with February 2012. At $65.27 million, 2013 year-to-date is off 10.0% when compared with the 2012 figure for the same period.
North Central-East Region: North Central-East Region manufacturing technology orders totaled $111.92 million in February, up 17.4% from the $95.37 million total for January and up 8.7% when compared with February 2012. The year-to-date total of $207.29 million is 4.2% less than the comparable figure for 2012.
North Central-West Region: At $80.22 million, February manufacturing technology orders in the North Central-West Region were up 12.7% when compared with the $71.15 million total for January but 1.9% less than the February 2012 total. The 2013 year-to-date total of $151.36 million is down 3.2% when compared with 2012 at the same time.
South Central Region: February manufacturing technology orders in the South Central Region totaled $58.50 million, 19.8% less than January’s $72.96 million and down 37.6% when compared with February 2012. At $131.46 million, the 2013 year-to-date total is 31.3% less than the comparable figure for 2012.
