US cutting tool Y/Y consumption down 4.6% in April

Cleveland, Ohio – The U.S. cutting tool consumption total, as reported by companies participating in the Cutting Tool Market Report (CTMR) collaboration, was down 7.9% from March’s total and down 4.6% from April 2014. 

These numbers and all data in this report are based on the totals actually reported by the companies participating in the CTMR program. The totals here represent the majority of the U.S. market for cutting tools.

“Clearly, the slowdown in the manufacturing sector has caused a decline in April,” said Tom Haag president of USCTI. “The good news is that year-to-date performance is still above 2014 and the indicators are that it will remain as such throughout the year.”

The Cutting Tool Market Report is jointly compiled by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and USCTI, two trade associations representing the development, production and distribution of cutting tool technology and products. It provides a monthly statement on U.S. manufacturers’ consumption of the primary consumable in the manufacturing process – the cutting tool. Analysis of cutting tool consumption is a leading indicator of both upturns and downturns in U.S. manufacturing activity, as it is a true measure of actual production levels. 

Historical data for the Cutting Tool Market Report is available dating back to January 2012. This collaboration of AMT and USCTI is the first step in the two associations working together to promote and support U.S.-based manufacturers of cutting tool technology.

Source: AMT & USCTI