Abstract
Global demand to rise over 5% per year through 2013
Worldwide demand for construction machinery is projected to rise 5.3 percent
per year through 2013 to $140 billion. Product sales will be stimulated by
increases in nonbuilding, nonresidential building and residential building
construction spending. The adoption of more stringent emissions standards for
off-road engines in Canada, the US and the European Union will make
construction equipment more expensive in those areas, adding to the value of
the global market.
Developing countries in Asia/Pacific region to see best growth opportunities
The construction machinery market in the Asia/Pacific region will experience
the most intense growth during the 2008- 2013 period. A number of regional
countries are expected to post large gains, including India, China, Indonesia
and South Korea. China alone will account for one-third of all new global
product demand between 2008 and 2013. North America is forecast to be the
second fastest growing market through 2013. In the US (where demand will
advance from a weak 2008 base), sales of construction equipment will be fueled
by a surge in residential construction activity. Mexico and Canada will also
makes sizable contributions to advances in regional demand. The Africa/Mideast
region, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Western Europe will see
below-average growth from 2008 to 2013, as construction expenditures in these
areas increase at a much slower pace than during the previous five-year period.
The Asia/Pacific region, Western Europe and North America are the top
producers of construction machinery, accounting for more than nine-tenths of
global output in 2008. The largest manufacturers in these areas are the US,
China, Japan, Germany, the UK, Italy, South Korea and France, each with 2008
industry shipments of more than $3 billion. India, Belgium, Canada, the
Netherlands and Austria are also notable manufacturers, each shipping over $1
billion of machinery that year. Important producers in other regions include
Brazil (with industry output of more than $2 billion) and Russia (with
industry output of over $1 billion).
Mixers, pavers and loaders to post strongest growth
Mixers, pavers and related equipment will be the fastest growing product
segment in the construction equipment market between 2008 and 2013. Ongoing
infrastructure development efforts in industrializing countries will continue
to cultivate demand. Loaders, which are extremely versatile, will also post
aboveaverage gains during this period, as global nonbuilding construction and
mining activity expand. The Asia/Pacific region will be responsible for more
then half of all new loader demand.
Study coverage
This new Freedonia industry study, World Construction Machinery, presents
historical demand data (1998, 2003 and 2008) plus forecasts for 2013 and 2018
by product in six regions and 32 countries. The study also assesses market
environment factors, details market share and profiles 38 industry players.
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