AMT Report: Machinery Orders Continue Upswing Despite Typical April Decline

New orders of metalworking machinery, according to the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled $444.9 million in April 2025, a 12.7% decline from March 2025 and a nearly 40% increase from April 2024. Machinery orders in 2025 placed through April totaled $1.69 billion, a 17.8% increase over the first four months of 2024.

Typically, April machinery orders decline by 21% from March, which tends to see outsized order volumes due to many machinery manufacturers ending their fiscal year, note AMT officials. This year’s March-April decline of 12.7% represents the lowest drop since April 2022. Some of this strong demand could be attributed to front-running the coming tariffs on imported goods and expectations of increased demand for domestically sourced manufactured goods and components. 

See also: Association for Manufacturing Technology

Technologies: Management

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