USERS OF CUTTING TOOLS

TOP INDUSTRIES BY REGION

By Staff -- Industrial Distribution, 8/1/1998

Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts $48.3

Industrial Machinery 14.6

Machine Tools (Metal Cutting Types) 11.8

Machine Tool Accessories 10.3

Turbines & Turbine Generator Sets 9.3

MID-ATLANTIC

Construction Machinery 38.6

Industrial Machinery 25.8

Turbines & Turbine Generator Sets 14.6

Special Dies, Tools, Jigs & Fixtures 14.1

Machine Tools (Metal Cutting Types) 14.0

SOUTH ATLANTIC

Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories 25.5

Industrial Machinery 22.7

Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts 19.4

Construction Machinery 15.3

Ship Building & Repairing 14.2

SOUTHEAST CENTRAL

Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories 23.7

Motors & Generators 13.9

Motor Vehicles & Car Bodies 12.0

Industrial Machinery 9.3

Construction Machinery 8.4

NORTHEAST CENTRAL

Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories 195.4

Construction Machinery 97.0

Motor Vehicles & Car Bodies 77.7

Internal Combustion Engines 73.5

Industrial Machinery 65.0

NORTHWEST CENTRAL

Farm Machinery & Equipment 67.7

Construction Machinery 33.7

Industrial Machinery 21.0

Motor Vehicles & Car Bodies 14.8

Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories 13.9

SOUTHWEST CENTRAL

Oil & Gas Field Machinery 25.3

Industrial Machinery 19.4

Construction Machinery 17.2

Aircraft 15.2

Farm Machinery & Equipment 13.1

MOUNTAIN STATES

Industrial Machinery 9.9

Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts 9.8

Aircraft 4.5

Air & Gas Compressors 4.1

Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning 3.5

PACIFIC COAST

Industrial Machinery 36.9

Aircraft 34.3

Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts 13.6

Construction Machinery 13.5

Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories 13.3