Construction Machinery Industry Major Events Weekly News-July 29, 2024

1. Globalization Layout Promotes Sales Recovery, Overseas Expansion Becomes a Significant Growth Point for Engineering Machinery

On July 17, the latest data from the "Excavator Index" jointly released by Sany Heavy Industry, Root Cloud, and other companies showed that the operating rate of engineering machinery equipment in China has shown signs of recovery. Sales of engineering machinery products, represented by excavators, have achieved positive growth for three consecutive months. Among them, overseas expansion has become a new and important growth point for the engineering machinery industry.

2. China's Engineering Machinery Import and Export Trade Reached US$27.134 Billion in the First Half of the Year

According to customs data, China's engineering machinery import and export trade reached US$27.134 billion in the first half of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 3.13%. Among them, imports amounted to US$1.297 billion, down 1.65% year-on-year, while exports reached US$25.837 billion, up 3.38% year-on-year.

3. The Total Bid Amount for Engineering Projects Nationwide Exceeded 1.56 Trillion Yuan in the Second Quarter

According to big data statistics, over 1,200 engineering projects/bid sections were announced and awarded in the engineering field in the second quarter of 2024 (April-June), with a total bid amount exceeding 1.56 trillion yuan. The top ten provinces in terms of engineering bid amount were Guangdong Province, Shandong Province, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province, Sichuan Province, Jiangsu Province, Chongqing Municipality, Hebei Province, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and Shanghai Municipality.