During the 10 years from 2010 to 2019, the Japanese construction machinery market fluctuated significantly. In 2009, under the impact of the world financial crisis and economic downturn, Japan's construction machinery sales were only 1.16 trillion yen; after 2010, the status of Japan's construction machinery industry has rebounded, and the annual sales growth rates in 2010 and 2012 are respectively As high as 60% and 21%; since 2011, Japan ’s construction machinery sales have exceeded 2 trillion yen; in 2013, Japan ’s construction machinery sales decreased by 0.9% from 2012; in 2014, it increased by nearly 10%; in 2015 and In 2016, Japan's construction machinery sales fell for two consecutive years; in 2017 and 2018, the Japanese construction machinery market improved again, with sales increasing by 19.1% and 9.1%, respectively. Among them, sales in 2018 reached 2.76 trillion yen, a record high.
In 2019, sales of construction machinery in Japan will change from increasing to decreasing. In the first quarter of 2019, sales of Japanese construction machinery were 751.2 billion yen, an increase of 6.9% from 702.9 billion yen in the same period of 2018; the second quarter was 653.6 billion yen, an increase from 650.6 billion yen in the same period of 2018 0.5%; sales in the third quarter were 689.8 billion yen, an increase of 3.1% from 669.3 billion yen in the same period of 2018; sales in the fourth quarter were 538.2 billion yen, a significant increase from 736.2 billion yen in the same period of 2018 Less
26.9% less. In 2019, sales of construction machinery in Japan totaled 2,632.9 billion yen, a 4.6% decrease from 275.9 billion yen in 2018. Although sales in 2019 are less than in 2018, it is still the second peak in history.
In 2019, the sales of small excavators, construction cranes, concrete machinery and basic machinery have increased compared with 2018, and the sales of other models are less than in 2018. The models with more sales are: hydraulic excavator is 955 billion yen, a decrease of 5.1% from 2018, accounting for 36.3% of total sales; small excavator is 316.3 billion yen, an increase of 0.7% from 2018, The proportion is 12.0%; the traction machine is 284.3 billion yen, a decrease of 5.2% from 2018, accounting for
10.8%; construction cranes are 285.7 billion yen, an increase of 4.1% from 2018, accounting for 10.9%; road machinery is 600.4 billion yen, a decrease of 14.0% from 2018, accounting for 2.3%; basic machinery is 471 100 million yen, an increase of 0.6% over 2018, accounting for 1.8%.
Japan's domestic sales of construction machinery in 2019 were 1,019.6 billion yen, an increase of 5.8% from 2018's 963.3 billion yen. Among them, the first quarter was 278.8 billion yen, an increase of 11.7% year-on-year; the second quarter was 209.2 billion yen, an increase of 6.5% year-on-year; the third quarter was 305.5 billion yen, a substantial increase of 23.8% year-on-year; the fourth quarter was 2262 100 million yen, a year-on-year decrease of 16.4%. The types of domestic sales that increased year-on-year were: tractors increased 5.5% year-on-year and sales were 122.1 billion yen; hydraulic excavators increased 13.5% year-on-year and sales were 281.9 billion yen; cranes increased 2.6% year-on-year and sales were 19 billion Yen; road machinery increased 5.5% year-on-year and sales of 37.4 billion yen; concrete machinery increased 15.2% year-on-year and sales of 31.7 billion yen; hydraulic stone crusher increased 1.4% year-on-year and sales of 20.6 billion yen; other machinery year-on-year An increase of 8.0% and sales of 75.6 billion yen; parts increased by 3.3% year-on-year and sales of 12.2 billion yen.
In 2019, the export value of Japanese construction machinery was 16,132 billion yen, a decrease of 10.2% compared with 1,795.7 billion yen in 2018. Among them, the first quarter was 472.4 billion yen, an increase of 4.2% from 455.3 billion yen in the same period of 2018; the second quarter was 444.5 billion yen, a decrease of 2.2% from the same period in 2018 of 454.3 billion yen; the third quarter was 384.3 billion yen, 9.0% lower than 426.2 billion yen in the same period of 2018; 312 billion yen in the fourth quarter, a sharp decrease from 465.5 billion yen in the same period of 2018
33.0%. The types of exports with year-on-year growth include: small excavators increased by 2.3% and sales of 230.9 billion yen; cranes increased by 7.7% and sales of 85.9 billion yen; concrete machinery increased by 15.0% and sales of 1.2 billion yen; Basic machinery increased by 18.1% year-on-year, with sales of 4.6 billion yen; the export value of other models has declined to varying degrees compared to 2018.
In 2019, the sales of construction machinery in Japan totaled 229.1 billion yen, a decrease of 4.8% from the 246.3 billion yen in 2018. Among them, domestic sales were 897.2 billion yen, an increase of 6.2% year-on-year; exports were 1,393.9 billion yen, a decrease of 10.7% year-on-year. Parts sales were 341.8 billion yen, a decrease of 3.1% year-on-year. Among them, domestic sales were 122.5 billion yen, an increase of 3.3% year-on-year; exports were 219.3 billion yen, a decrease of 6.3% year-on-year.
