July 2026 US Cutting Tool Shipments Totaled $278.1M, Up 29% From July 2025

Published: Sep 18, 2026 14:00

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McLean, Va. (September 15, 2026) — Shipments of cutting tools, as measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report, a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $278.1 million in July 2026. The value of shipments increased 2.8% from June 2026 and was up 29% from July 2025. Year-to-date shipments totaled $1.75 billion, up 20.7% from the same period in 2025. Unit shipments in July remained steady from the previous month.

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