Overseas sales of Japanese construction machinery increased for 69 consecutive months

< P > < FONT face = Verdana > < FONT face = Verdana > According to the statistics of Japan Construction Machinery Association, the sales of construction machinery in Japan in December 2007 totaled 229 billion yen, an increase of 13.9% over the same period last year. Japan's domestic market demand was 72.6 billion yen, down 2.9% from the previous year, while overseas market sales were 156.4 billion yen, up 23.7%. The results show that domestic demand in Japan has declined for 39 consecutive months, while sales in overseas markets have increased for 69 consecutive months.

< P > < FONT face = Verdana > In terms of machine types, sales of 9 machine types including tractors, hydraulic excavators, mini-excavators, construction cranes, road machinery, concrete equipment, piling equipment and hydraulic crushers increased.

< P > < FONT face = Verdana > In terms of sales in Japan, the sales of hydraulic excavators increased by 8.6% to 23.9 billion yen, the sales of construction cranes increased by 0.4% to 12.7 billion yen, the sales of hydraulic crushing equipment increased by 6.8%, and the sales of other four types of construction machinery increased by 8.5%.

< P > < FONT face = Verdana > Analysis of overseas sales market by machine type, tractors increased by 36.8% to 28.4 billion yen; hydraulic excavators increased by 19.3% to 61.3 billion yen; small excavators increased by 11.7% to 14.9 billion yen; Construction cranes increased by 65.6% to achieve 12.8 billion yen; road machinery increased by 37.3% to achieve 3.8 billion yen; concrete equipment increased by 43.6% to achieve 400 million yen; piling equipment increased by 111.6% to achieve 400 million yen; hydraulic crushers increased by 41.3% to achieve 1.4 billion yen; The sales of other construction machinery increased by 20.8% to 22.4 billion yen, and the sales of maintenance parts for 9 types of machinery increased by 6.1% to 10.5 billion yen.

< P > < FONT face = Verdana > Overall demand in Japan's overseas market increased by 23.7%. By region, sales in Europe increased for 25 consecutive months and in Asia for 15 consecutive months.

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