U.S. Metalworking Machinery Orders Continued Slide in May, but Narrowed

$583.4M in New Machinery Orders Highlight US Economic Strengths

New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled $583.4 million in May 2026. This was a 1.8% decline from April 2026, but a 47.8% increase over May 2025. Over the first five months of 2026, manufacturing technology orders totaled $2.77 billion, a 31.9% increase over 2025. While recent events have caused much trepidation in th…

U.S. Metalworking Machinery Orders Continued Slide in May, but Narrowed

New U.S. orders for metal cutting, forming and fabrication machinery (manufacturing technology) totaled $584 million in May 2026 — a 1.8% from April, but a 47.8% increase year-over-year. The monthly decline was much more narrow than April’s 12.5% slide from March. That’s according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology’s (AMT) latest Manufacturing Technology Orders Report (USMTO). Through May, year-to-date orders of $2.77 billion were u…