EquipmentWatch Index: January 2015

Feb. 26, 2015

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

The January EquipmentWatch INDEX includes a quick snapshot of price, volume and age trends observed during December 2014. 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 our Green Guide and Last Bid Online.

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

December 2014 in Review

Construction: A 6% rise in volume pushed average prices down in December.

Lift trucks: Volume continued to drop in most regions, excluding a sudden surge of lift trucks in the Midwest.

Agriculture: Average prices fell 3% nationally and 1% in the Midwest, where volume was highest.

On-highway truck: Overall truck volume dropped in December, and the majority of prices in the US fell with it.

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