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Construction equipment sales in Japan fell 4% last year following a strong post-pandemic surge in 2021, reports Off-Highway Research (OHR). As such, the decline is seen as closer to a return to normal sales volumes rather than a cyclical downturn. Indeed, OHR notes that the Japanese market tends to be relatively flat and stable and generally only experiences single-digit percentage changes from year-to-year. "Having said that, sales in Japan were constrained last year due to component shortages and long lead times for machines," says OHR in its latest market update. "Some of that pent-up demand is expected to spill over into 2023, helping the market to a 2% rise in sales [to 66,370 units]. Thereafter, the market is expected to stabilise at more normal levels of around 63,000-65,000 unit sales per year." |