CONSTRUCTION SPENDING TRENDS 2013 – 2014

Reed Construction Data is a leading construction information source that provides accurate and reliable project leads and marketing intelligence.  Early this year, they provided an extremely valuable outlook for the construction segment.  This outlook analyzed construction spending from 2005 – 2012, including future projections.  In the analysis, there were distinct changes in the total amount…

Q2 2013 MARKET TRENDS – EXCAVATOR SEGMENT

Equipment Watch released their 2nd QTR 2013 Auction Results on Crawler Mounted Hydraulic Excavators.  During these last few months, there was an interesting shift in the pricing when Komatsu upset Caterpillar as the manufacturer with the HIGHEST average unit sale price.  Caterpillar has maintained this position for nearly two years previous to the change.  Contributors…

Review on the Wheel Loader Market in 2013

Equipment Watch released their most recent market data reviewing the different segments on Auctions for 2013.  Based on the data they provided, the average unit sales prices began plateauing in June – July time-frame.  In addition, after experiencing a full year of price decreases, the Komatsu wheel loader had a notable price increase in Q1…