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UK construction equipment retail sales increased in May after falling back in April, says the Construction Equipment Association<\/a><\/h2>\n

Construction equipment sales returned to an upward path for this year after hitting a low point in January.<\/p>\n

The rise in May sales is in line with expectations that the market is stable<\/a> after a difficult start to the year.<\/p>\n

Equipment sales are expected to show modest growth in the coming months.<\/p>\n

Construction equipment sales remain negative<\/h3>\n

Despite improvements, comparisons with sales last year are still negative due to the high sales levels in the first half of 2023.<\/p>\n

Sales in May were over 2,600 units, still 19% below levels in the same period in 2023.<\/p>\n

Sales patterns of major equipment types<\/h3>\n

Graph 2 shows the sales pattern for major equipment types, comparing sales in the first five months of this year with those in the same period in 2023.<\/p>\n

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Graph 2 \u00a9 CEA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The graph displays percentage changes in sales for various machine types. It highlights that Wheeled Loaders (-20%) and Telehandlers for construction (-22%) were the two best-performing high-volume products, experiencing the smallest declines in sales.<\/p>\n

Conversely, Road Rollers remain the weakest-performing product, with sales this year 62% lower than those seen in the first five months of last year.<\/p>\n

Regional UK sales patterns<\/h3>\n

Unsurprisingly, all regions experienced declining sales compared to last year.
\nLondon was the best-performing region, with sales only 18% below 2023 levels.<\/p>\n

In contrast, the West Midlands had the weakest sales, 49% lower than last year’s levels in the first five months. Northern Ireland followed closely, with a 46% decline compared to 2023.<\/p>\n

Sales in the Republic of Ireland lower than in 2023<\/h3>\n

Equipment sales in the Republic of Ireland are included in the statistics exchange.
\nSales in May were 11% lower than in 2023, bringing sales for the first five months of this year to just 9% below 2023 levels.<\/p>\n

Notably, this was the first month this year where sales surpassed those of 2023.<\/p>\n

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