ROCKVILLE, MD and McLEAN, VA-March U.S. machine-tool consumption totaled $272.34 million, according to the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association (AMTDA) and The Association For Manufac-turing Technology (AMT). This total, as reported by companies participating in the United States Machine Tool Consumption (USMTC) program, was up 60.5% from Feb-ruary and up 56.2% compared to the March 2003 total of $174.38 million. With a year to-date total of $609.50 million, 2004 is up 44.4% compared with 2003.
These numbers and all data in this report are based on the totals of actual data reported by companies participating in the USMTC program.