U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Grew in December, but Market Remains Flat
MCCLEAN, VA — The U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report for December 2015 showed order values grew 20.4 percent compared to the prior month, according to The Association For Manufacturing Technology. For all of 2015, the year’s total orders were down 17.4 percent compared to 2014.
While the month-to-month gain seemingly indicates an upturn for the manufacturing technology market, it is important to note that the average November-to-December gain since 2010 has been 22.4 percent—meaning that the end of 2015 came in below average.