The Metal Treating Institute, Jacksonville, Fla., reports that year-to-date sales for the Metal Treating Industry for December 2013 were $877.0 million. This is a decrease of 2.0% from 2012, when sales for January-December equaled $894.5 million.
Sales for the Metal Treating Industry for December 2013 totaled $66.8 million, an increase of 7.6% from 2012, when sales for December equaled $62.1 million.
Seven out of the nine MTI districts reported higher sales in December 2013 compared to the previous year.
