In the first quarter of 2015, sales of construction equipment in the Italian market reached 1,605 units, increasing by 19 per cent year over year; sales of earthmoving machines were 1,556 (+16 per cent) and 49 road machines (+390 per cent). Said Paolo Venturi, President, Unacea, ?The figures of the first quarter confirm the trend of 2014. Anyway, we have always to keep in mind the loss on the sales of 80 per cent in 7 years, so this beginning of growth has to be adequately fostered and sustained.?

In 2014, according to the data of the Italian Institute of Statistics (Istat) processed by Unacea, export of construction equipment reported sales of ?2,460 million, falling by one per cent compared to 2013. The most significant decline affects the export of drilling equipment (-33 per cent), it falls also the concrete equipment (-6 per cent), road machinery (-4 per cent) and earthmoving machines (-1 per cent).