Growth is expected to return this year in Japan and North America, while the outlook in Europe is flat. Sales of construction machines are set to rise by 25% , from a low of 650,133 in 2016 to about 810,000 by this year , according to market intelligence firm Off-Highway Research . Sales this year are estimated at 695,142 . Managing director David Phillips expects to see growth from US , a country that could become a "significant regional manufacturing hub", after a 40% rise in equipment sales in this year driven by infrastructure projects. Elsewhere, the US , Japan and China are expected to return to growth following a period of economic slump. By contrast, Phillips said the outlook in North America remained flat.
Sales of construction machines are set to rise by 25% , from a low of 650,133 in 2016 to about 810,000 by this year , according to market intelligence firm Off-Highway Research . Sales this year are estimated at 695,142 . Managing director David Phillips expects to see growth from US , a country that could become a "significant regional manufacturing hub", after a 40% rise in equipment sales in this year driven by infrastructure projects. Elsewhere, the US , Japan and China are expected to return to growth following a period of economic slump. By contrast, Phillips said the outlook in North America remained flat.