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Despite Gains Over June, US Manufacturing Technology Orders through July Off 11.7%

September 9, 2019

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U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $383.7 million in July 2019, an increase of 7% over June 2019 but a fall of 5% from July 2018, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. The total value of manufacturing technology ordered through July 2019 was $2.64 billion, a decrease of 12% from the 2018 year-to-date total of $2.98 billion.

“Our industry appreciated the good news that July orders out-paced June. The more interesting fact was that job shops accounted for nearly a third more of total orders than in 2018,” said Douglas K. Woods, President of the Association For Manufacturing Technology.

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