Machine tool economics

The 2004-2005 Economic Handbook of the Machine Tool Industry is now available from AMT--The Association for Manufacturing Technology. This annual guide offers the latest information about the domestic and international machine tool industries, as well as their respective economies. It was compiled from hundreds of domestic and foreign sources, and both product- and company-specific machine tool data are included. Information about capital equipment purchases is outlined for several major consuming industries. The domestic data cover areas such as employment, machine tool shipments, machine tools in use, and the financial condition of the industry. The handbook also provides a range of international facts for almost two dozen foreign countries, typically including production, imports and exports by type of machine tool. The handbook is free to AMT members, or $295 plus $5 postage and handling for non-members.