MCLEAN, VA — October U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $417.80 million, according to The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was down 35 percent from September and down 6.2 percent when compared with the total of $445.64 million reported for October 2013. With a year-to-date total of $4.15 billion, 2014 is up 3.8 percent compared with 2013.

The report is based on the totals of actual data reported by companies participating in the USMTO program.