In September, the total sales volume of main products of the construction machinery industry increased by 11.16% year-on-year, including loaders increased by 16.9%, graders increased by 32.09%, road rollers increased by 32.57%, and excavators increased by 15.78%. The sales of construction machinery products showed a steady recovery trend

The construction machinery industry continues to be affected by insufficient market demand this year after the decline in sales in 2012, and faces great downward pressure. In the face of the severe situation, construction machinery enterprises actively respond to market changes, accelerate transformation and upgrading, and the industrial economic operation shows a gradual recovery and stable development trend.

Relevant statistics show that the construction machinery industry has seen a growth in monthly sales since March, but the sales volume still hovers at a low level. According to the data of the first nine months, the sales volume of products other than truck cranes and pavers showed a narrowing trend. Since August, the total growth rate of all products has changed from negative to positive. By the end of September, the sales volume of loaders, bulldozers, industrial vehicles, road rollers, etc. has achieved positive growth. The decline rate of excavators and graders has gradually decreased, and it is expected to achieve positive growth by the end of the year.

In terms of import and export, the import and export volume of China's construction machinery in the first three quarters was 18.414 billion US dollars, the import value was 3.64 billion US dollars, and the export value was 14.774 billion US dollars. On the one hand, the decline in import value gradually narrowed. In September, the import volume fell by 6.45%, returning to within 10%. On the other hand, the export of construction machinery is in a high growth trend. Since the beginning of this year, exports have maintained a relatively low growth rate. By the end of September, the growth rate of exports had dropped to only 0.23%, continuing the trend of less than 1% cumulative export growth since May. It is not easy to maintain export growth after 33 consecutive months of high-speed export growth, and it also indicates that China's construction machinery exports will embark on the track of low-speed and stable growth.

"At present, the development trend of the construction machinery industry tends to be stable. From the data, the sales volume has got rid of the declining channel, but the operating income and profit still show a negative growth trend." LV Ying, director of the statistics and Information Department of China Construction Machinery Industry Association, said that the overall demand of the construction machinery market in the first three quarters of this year was relatively stable, and the market demand showed structural changes. The market demand for small and medium-sized excavators, road rollers, piling machinery, tower cranes, forklifts and so on increased. In contrast to the expectation of market turnaround, the enterprise pays more attention to internal quality improvement, technological innovation and new product research and development than before. The enterprise pays more attention to the improvement of sustainable development ability, which is an important foundation for the long-term and healthy development of the construction machinery industry in the future.

LV Ying believes that although there are still many difficulties in the current operation of the industry, this is a "painful period" that should be experienced in the process from rapid growth to stable growth. To pass this period, it is more necessary for enterprises in the industry to judge the time and size up the situation and scientifically formulate development goals, rather than pursuing temporary market indicators.

"At present, the impact of the national steady growth policy on the development of the industry is gradually emerging. It is expected that the long-term stable macroeconomic environment will be expected. The construction machinery industry will gradually embark on the road of stable development. It is expected that the overall situation of the industry will be stable and good in this year and next two years." LV Ying suggested that all construction machinery enterprises should continue to accurately grasp the market situation, closely follow the needs of users, learn from the lessons of excessive competition in the early stage, avoid blindly pursuing market share and sales ranking, abandon unhealthy marketing methods and the development concept of being eager for success, strengthen the risk prevention and control system, and digest the adverse consequences of overdraft market in the early stage, so as to maintain the just established Business Turnaround situation and realize the healthy development of enterprises.