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New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $493.1 million in September 2025, a 7.2% decline from August 2025 but an 11% increase from September 2024. Orders through September totaled $3.93 billion, a 17.3% increase over the first three quarters of 2024.
More than 500 U.S. manufacturers identify the keys to boosting domestic production: building a skilled workforce, applying total cost of ownership principles, managing costs, and preparing for geopolitical risk.
Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report, totaled $210.6 million in August 2025, decreasing 2.7% from July 2025 and 1.8% from August 2024. Year-to-date shipments totaled $1.66 billion, down 2.7% from the same period in 2024.
