The market recovers.

According to the statistics of China Construction Machinery Business Online, the paver sales volume of the 14 major paver manufacturers in China totals 364 units in the first quarter of 2012. In March, the paver sales volume is 195 units, increasing 101.03% compared with last month.

As the weather gets warm, most road construction accelerates, combined with increasing new engineerings, the demand for pavers is expected to grow.

Sany ranks the first with the sales volume far ahead.

In terms of the accumulative sales in the first quarter, Sany Heavy Industry retains top position, with the sales volume of 149 units and the market share of 40.93%; the next is XCMG Science and Technology, with the sales volume of 77 units and a market share of 21.15%. In terms of the sales volume in March, Sany is far ahead of others with the sales volume of 80 units, accounting for 41% of the overall sales volume.

The hydraulic pavers above 8m are the most popular.

In the first quarter, the demand for the hydraulic crawler paver of 8-9.5m (including 9.5m) is still the highest, with the accumulative sales volume of 148 units and a market share of 40.66%; the next is the hydraulic paver of 9.5-12m (including 12m), with the accumulative sales volume of 112 units and a market share of 30.77%.

Compared with 2011, the demand for hydraulic crawler paver of 8-9.5m (including 9.5m) declines with its market share declining by 18.37%; the demand for the hydraulic paver of 9.5-12m (including 12m) grows, with its market share growing by 19.53%.

Macroscopic interpretation

1. In the government conference held on March 5th, Premier Wen Jiabao said that China aims to grow its economy by 7.5% in 2012, which is the first time that the GDP growth is cut from 8% to 7.5% for 8 years.

2. Real estate: As to the real estate control policy, the official has confirmed not to launch new policy, but the current policy will not be loosened. Besides, the scale of indemnificatory housing construction hits a new high.

3. Railway: In the first half year of 2012, the investment to railway reduces compared with the same period last year; while in the second half year, the investment to railway will rebound due to the large-scale relaxation of the currency policy.

4. Highway construction: Though the currency policy in 2012 is positive, the highway construction still faces the capital shortage. During the twelfth five-year, the investment to highway construction decreases compared with 2010 and 2011.

5. Mining industry: Under the background of increasing resource price and stably growing demand, China’s mining industry shows stable growth trends. In 2012, because the global economy slows, the resource price is expected to fall slightly, while the investment to mining industry in China is expected to grow stably.

6. Water conservancy construction: Since 2011, the central and local governments have successively launched a series of files for the water conservancy construction. In 2011, the investment to the water conservancy construction totals CNY345.2 billion, with CNY114.1 billion from the central government and CNY231.1 billion from local governments. The investments from both central government and local governments hit a new high in the history.