[China's excavator operating rate was 48.6% in January 2026]

Published: Feb 9, 2026 12:02

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Recently, the China Construction Machinery Association released the latest data for the "Construction Machinery Market Index" for January 2026. The data showed that in January, the average monthly working hours for China's main construction machinery products were 72.5 hours, up 23.9% YoY, but down 5.19% MoM. Among them, excavators recorded 62.8 hours. In January, the average monthly operating rate for China's main construction machinery products was 48.1%, down 2.63 percentage points YoY and down 3.63 percentage points MoM. Among them, the excavator operating rate was 48.6%.

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