According to the data of China Construction Machinery Industry Association, in the first three quarters of 2021, China's construction machinery industry experienced a rapid growth in sales in the first quarter and a gradual downward trend in the second and third quarters.
The excavator industry decreased significantly, reflecting the overall downward trend
Taking the excavator industry as an example, the monthly sales volume in March was 79035, another record. Since April, the domestic sales volume has been 41100, with a year-on-year decrease of 5.24%. In October 2021, 18964 excavators of all kinds were sold, with a year-on-year decrease of 30.6%; Among them, there were 12608 sets in China, with a year-on-year decrease of 47.2%, both the largest decline in the year. Since the recovery of the industry in the second half of 2016, China's construction machinery industry, which has continued to rise all the way, has experienced another decline this year.
Forklift industry, the overall growth has dropped, reflecting market expectations
In the first three quarters, 846688 forklifts were sold, with a year-on-year increase of 285660, an increase of 50.9%. Among them, domestic enterprises sold 779173 units, an increase of 261790 units, an increase of 50.6%; Foreign capital sold 67515 sets in total, with a year-on-year increase of 23870 sets, an increase of 54.7%; The cumulative sales of electric forklifts were 494348, with a year-on-year increase of 219112, an increase of 79.6%, and electric forklifts accounted for 58.4%; The cumulative sales volume of internal combustion forklifts was 352340, with a year-on-year increase of 66538, an increase of 23.3%. In the first three quarters, the cumulative export sales volume was 228186 units, accounting for 27% of the total sales volume, with a year-on-year increase of 102401 units, an increase of 81.4%. Among them, 170174 electric forklifts were exported, with a year-on-year increase of 82468, an increase of 94%; The cumulative export of electric forklifts accounted for 74.6%, and the cumulative export of internal combustion forklifts was 58012, with a year-on-year increase of 19933, an increase of 52.3%.
Aerial vehicles and lifting platforms
The cumulative sales volume of lifting platforms in the first three quarters was 127745, with a year-on-year increase of 46992, an increase of 58.2%. In the first three quarters, the cumulative domestic sales volume was 94957 units, accounting for 74.3% of the total sales volume, with a year-on-year increase of 26938 units, an increase of 39.6%; 32788 sets were exported in total, accounting for 25.7% of the total sales volume, with a year-on-year increase of 20054 sets, an increase of 157%.
In the first three quarters, the cumulative sales volume of aerial work vehicles was 2914, with a year-on-year increase of 609, an increase of 26.4%. The cumulative domestic sales volume was 2894, accounting for 99.3% of the total sales volume
