EXHIBIT 99

[inTEST Corporation News Release Letterhead]

inTEST CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
AND RECORD QUARTERLY NET REVENUES AND BOOKINGS

CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY - October 18, 2000... inTEST Corporation (NASDAQ:INTT) today announced third quarter results. Net earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 were $2.6 million or $.31 per diluted share compared with $1.8
million or $.21 per diluted share for the comparable period in 1999. Included in the results for the third quarter were $415,000 in expenses related to the write-off of deferred offering costs associated with the offering of common shares that was
cancelled by the Company in early September 2000. Net earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 adjusted to eliminate the non-recurring write-off of deferred offering costs were $.34 per diluted share. The following is summary financial
information for the periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999:

`Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                                                       9/30/00   9/30/99   9/30/00   9/30/99
                                                       (in thousands, except per share data)

Net revenues                                           $24,491   $15,237   $66,061   $34,276
Gross margin                                            11,261     7,615    31,742    16,681
Operating income                                         4,004     2,595    10,372     3,622
Net earnings                                             2,634     1,768     5,906     2,401

Net earnings per common share - basic                    $0.32     $0.22     $0.72     $0.30
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic       8,232     8,081     8,187     8,072

Net earnings per common share - diluted                  $0.31     $0.21     $0.70     $0.29
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted     8,476     8,260     8,485     8,254`

inTEST's net revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 were a record $24.5 million compared to $21.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, an increase of $3.2 million or 15%. In addition, inTEST had record bookings (orders
for its products) of $26.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 compared with $25.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, an increase of $1.1 million or 4%.



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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(in thousands, except per share data)

Consolidated Statement of Earnings Data:

`Three Months       Nine Months
                                                                Ended             Ended
                                                            September 30,     September 30,
                                                            2000     1999     2000     1999

Net revenues                                              $24,491  $15,237  $66,061  $34,276
Gross margin                                               11,261    7,615   31,742   16,681
Operating expenses:
Selling expense                                             3,252    2,263    8,279    5,674
Engineering and product development expense                 1,591    1,243    4,662    3,495
General and administrative expense                          1,999    1,514    5,342    3,890
Write-off of deferred offering costs                          415        -      415        -
Merger-related costs                                            -        -    2,672        -
Operating income                                            4,004    2,595   10,372    3,622
Other income                                                  182       74      445      162
Income tax expense                                          1,552      901    4,911    1,383
Net earnings                                                2,634    1,768    5,906    2,401

Net earnings per common share - basic                       $0.32    $0.22    $0.72    $0.30
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic          8,232    8,081    8,187    8,072

Net earnings per common share - diluted                     $0.31    $0.21    $0.70    $0.29
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted        8,476    8,260    8,485    8,254`



Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

`As of:
                                                             9/30/00     12/31/99

Cash and cash equivalents                                    $ 7,245      $12,047
Trade accounts and notes receivable                           18,095       10,020
Inventories                                                   10,978        7,972
Total current assets                                          38,272       32,208
Net machinery and equipment                                    5,019        2,697
Total assets                                                  50,096       43,015
Accounts payable                                               5,372        5,195
Accrued expenses                                               3,809        3,011
Total current liabilities                                     12,587       11,424
Long-term debt, net of current portion                             -          133
Total stockholders' equity                                    37,509       31,458`