The Association For Manufacturing Technology said November U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $437.79 million, up 0.6% from October and up 20.7% when compared with the total of $362.63 million reported for November 2012. With a year-to-date total of $4,399.22 million, 2013 is down 7.7% compared with 2012.

These numbers and all data in this report are based on the totals of actual data reported by companies participating in the USMTO program.

"With a strong upswing in automotive sales, the PMI at 55 for the month of December, and manufacturing employment continuing to climb, there is no question that the industry headed to the end of 2013 on a very strong note,” said Douglas K. Woods, AMT president. “It’s also noteworthy that from 2010-2012, November had always been a downturn month for manufacturing technology orders. To see month-over-month and year-over-year increases in orders for November 2013 is yet another sign that manufacturing continues its position of economic strength.”

U.S. manufacturing technology orders are also reported on a regional basis for six geographic breakdowns of the United States.

Northeast Region

Northeast Region manufacturing technology orders in November totaled $71.54 million, up slightly when compared with October’s $71.39 million. The $732.00 million 2013 year-to-date total is up 3.8% from the comparable figure for 2012.

Southeast Region

Year-to-date 2013 Southeast Region manufacturing technology orders totaled $400.91 million, down 17.4% when compared with 2012 at the same time.

North Central-East Region

Manufacturing technology orders in the North Central-East Region in November totaled $126.60 million, 21.8% higher than October’s $103.95 million and up 35.1% when compared with November 2012. With a year-to-date total of $1,137.26 million, 2013 is down 7.3% when compared with 2012 at the same time.

South Central Region

November South Central Region manufacturing technology orders of $59.61 million were up 3.0% from October’s $57.88 million and up 22.6% when compared with the total for November 2012. The year-to-date 2013 total of $661.63 million was 17.8% less than the comparable figure for 2012.