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U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Fall Month-to-Month, Jump Year-Over-Year
Orders have trended upward since hitting the bottom in August 2020 but have not seen a consistent month-to-month rise.
January 13, 2022
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September Cutting Tool Orders Decelerate, but Still Up 11% From 2020
Shipments still remain below their 2019 levels.
December 1, 2021
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June Cutting Tool Orders Up 7.1% From May, 20.5% YoY
The 12-month moving average improvement is in a healthy range.
August 23, 2021
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April Cutting Tool Orders Jump 26% Year-Over-Year, Down 4% From March
Year-to-date orders were down 6.4 percent through April.
June 10, 2021
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Cutting Tool Orders Continue Slow Recovery Through Early 2021
Supply chain challenges, reluctance in a portion of the workforce to return and rising material prices were cited as possible drags on the market.
May 12, 2021
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US Cutting Tool Consumption Sunk 22% in 2020
Orders picked up steadily after bottoming out at down 36 percent year-over-year in May, but still have a long way to go to comparative breakeven.
February 17, 2021
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September US Cutting Tool Orders Up 15% From August, Sparking Optimism
Though still down 20 percent year-over-year, the market's continued recovery has been far better than anticipated during the spring.
November 17, 2020
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August US Cutting Tool Orders Down 33.5% YoY
Though down only 0.2 percent from July, consultants say orders appear to have found a bottom in August.
October 21, 2020
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July US Cutting Tool Orders Down 31% Year-Over-Year
The chairman of the Association for Manufacturing Technology said, "It is clear that the climb to better sales volumes will be extended and bumpy.”
September 17, 2020
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June US Cutting Tool Consumption Up 10% From May
Though still down nearly 25 percent from a year earlier, the numbers are trending toward the positive.
August 12, 2020
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May US Cutting Tool Orders Down 36% YoY
AMT's Cutting Tool chairman says estimating when recovery will arrive is still anyone's guess.
July 20, 2020
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March Cutting Tool Orders Tick Up from Feb.
Year-to-date orders were down 9% through March and are expected to worsen as Q2 shows the full impact of COVID-19.
May 18, 2020