EquipmentWatch Index: May 2015

Aug. 18, 2015

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

The May EquipmentWatch INDEX includes a quick snapshot of price, volume and age trends observed during April 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:

April 2015 in Review

Construction: Volume and prices both trended positively in April for construction markets, as the market expanded 13.6% and increased in value by approximately 16.8% last month.

Lift Trucks: This is the 4th straight month that volume has decreased across the nation as a whole. This decline may have led to increased prices month over month.

Agriculture: The agricultural equipment market continued its decline, with a 3.3% drop in average retail prices across the country.

On-Highway Truck: Prices for commercial trucks rose in all but two states in the month of April.

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