Posted on 09 Sep 2026
China's sales of excavators to both domestic and overseas customers rose in August, leaping by 19.3% on year to hit 19,716 units, according to the latest data released by the China Construction Machinery Association (CCMA).
Within the total, excavator sales in the domestic market ticked up by 3.9% on year to 7,986 units in August, while excavator exports surged by 32.7% on year to 11,730 units, accounting for 59% of total August's sales, the CCMA data showed.
Over January-August, China's cumulative excavator sales amounted to 191,557 units, representing a 24.2% on-year increase. Within the total, domestic sales rose by 17.4% from the same period last year to 94,619 units (including 411 electric excavators), while exports jumped by 31.8% to 96,938 units (including 257 electric excavators), according to the CCMA.
At the same time, China's total sales of loaders over the first eight months reached 104,658 units, up 25.8% on year. Within this, sales to domestic customers reached 52,587 units, higher by 17% on year, of which electric loaders accounted for 30,480 units or 58% of total domestic loader sales. For export sales, the number of loaders shipped abroad last month was close to those supplied locally at 52,071 units, up by a marked 36.1% on year, including 2,575 electric loaders.
The sustained growth defies the bearish narrative for construction machinery sales during China's summer months of July and August when heat and frequent storms slow construction activity, Mysteel Global notes.
The construction machinery sector's resilience is also reflected in the healthy business revenues reported by Chinese enterprises during January-June this year. By August 31 according to Mysteel's study of industry performance data, a total of 24 listed makers in the construction machinery industry had released their interim reports, of which 19 or 79% had recorded on-year rises in their business revenues in H1.
Nevertheless, only 11 reported increases in net profits in the first six months, as growth in business revenues were eroded by rising raw material prices, freight rates and huge exchange losses stemming from the appreciation of China's Yuan, according to media reports.
Source:Mysteel Global
