EquipmentWatch Index: July 2015

Aug. 18, 2015

The EquipmentWatch INDEX is the only heavy equipment report that covers Construction, Commercial Truck, Agriculture and Lift Trucks.

The July EquipmentWatch INDEX includes a quick snapshot of price, volume and age trends observed during June 2015. The INDEX is a free monthly resource for critical thinkers in the construction equipment industry to make better informed heavy equipment decisions around price, market share and equipment age metrics. The INDEX is compiled by our analysts and fueled by more than 500,000 data points from EquipmentWatch Values.

Over the past month, here are a few highlights of what we've observed:

June 2015 in Review

Construction: The volume for construction equipment in the East has grown significantly with an average increase of 18.2%.

Lift Trucks: The average age for lift truck equipment is decreased from last month with the average age of 9.7 years across all types.

Agriculture: Agriculture showed enormous growth, bouncing back from previous low months with an average increase 44.0% in asking price, and 54.9% increase in volume.

On-Highway Truck: The majority of the US showed pricing decreases during June for the commercial truck market coinciding with average age on the resale market rising.

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