U.S. Orders in First Half Are Up 7.7 percent Over Year-Ago

摘要

Bookings for machine tools and other gear tracked under the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Consumption statistical series came to 347.7-million dollars In June, up 5 percent from May and slightly higher than the level reported for June 2006. For the first six months of the year, orders total 1,982.5-million dollars, a figure that's 7.7 percent ahead of the first half of last year. Monthly USMTC statistics are compiled from participating members of AMT - The Assn. for Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, the Amen Machine Tool Distributors' Assn., two Washington-area trade associations that represent the production and distribution of manufacturing technology.