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ROCKVILLE, MD-In June U.S. machine tool consumption totaled $236.9 million, according to the American Machine Tool Distributor's Association and the Association for Manufacturing Technology. This total was up 19.5 percent from May. The figure represents a 0.9-percent increase over June 2003 when consumption totaled $234.8 million.

With a year-to-date total of over $1.2 billion, 2004 is up 31.9 percent from 2003.