Sales and international trade decline. Positive growth only for road machines.
In the twelve months of 2024, 22,013 construction equipment were placed on the Italian market, marking a 11% decrease compared to 2023. More specifically, 20,988 earth moving machines (-12%) and 1,025 road machines (+9%) were sold in 2024. These figures have been released by Unacea, the Italian construction equipment association.
“Despite the reduction in sales of earth-moving machines, a positive note comes from road machines, which shows a countertrend in a generally less favorable context – said Michele Vitulano, president of Unacea. Unacea had anticipated this physiological decline, hoping that construction and infrastructure activity levels could still meet the country’s needs.”
Foreign trade is also down, as indicated by the latest Unacea-Cer foreign trade report. Exports between January and October 2024 surpassed €2.6 billion, recording a -8% compared to the same period in 2023. Imports also showed a negative trend, decreasing by 5% to €1.8 billion. Trade balance remains in surplus by nearly €845 million, but with a 13% decline compared to the previous year.
Read all the report here.
