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construction equipment manufacturers. Exports have been essential to our industry’s rebound as we continue to struggle with uneven U.S. markets,� stated Al Cervero, AEM vice president and construction sector leader. “With this global slowing and continued domestic market uncertainties, it’s more important than ever for our lawmakers to enact job-creating export and manufacturing policies.� U.S. construction equipment exports to Asia grew 2 percent compared to the previous year for a total $3.2 billion, while exports to South America increased 6 percent to total $4.6 billion. Central America’s purchases of U.S. construction equipment gained 13 percent for a total $2.3 billion; exports to Europe also grew 13 percent, and totaled $3.2 billion; and exports to Africa increased 14 percent to $1.5 billion.
Exports of U.S. construction machinery to Canada gained 12 percent for a total $8.1 billion, and exports to Australia/Oceania jumped 42 percent to total $3.9 billion. The top 10 export destinations for American-made construction machinery in 2012 by dollar volume: (1) Canada — $8.1 billion, up 12 percent; (2) Australia — $3.8 billion, up 43 percent; (3) Mexico — $1.8 billion, up 13 percent; (4) Chile — $1.7 billion, up 25 percent; (5) South Africa — $894 million, up 31 percent; (6) Brazil — $886 million, down 7 percent; (7) Belgium — $806 million, up 43 percent; (8) Peru — $779 million, up 36 percent; (9) Russia — $715 million, up 10 percent; (10) China — $680 million, down 25 percent. For more information, visit www.aem.org. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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highway projects have been down, and nearly half the states are pulling back on their programs. The stalemate over the federal budget situation is another factor that could impact the market over the next few months, and it is unclear at this time if Congress will fund the highway and transit investment increases authorized last summer, or hold funding for these programs at the 2012 levels. “We are looking to see how state and local governments will deal with the federal budget sequestration, which went into effect
March 1. While the federal highway, airport and non-capital transit investments will not be cut, the reductions in other programs adds further uncertainty into an already challenging situation for many state budgets,� explained Black. The term “value put in place� reflects actual work done on transportation construction projects and is an indicator of real-time market activity. For more information, visit www.artba.org. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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