According to statistics from the China Construction Machinery Association:
In September 2026, the average monthly operating hours for major construction machinery products stood at 80.7 hours—an increase of 3.32% year-on-year and 8.45% month-on-month. The breakdown is as follows: excavators, 61.6 hours; loaders, 110 hours; truck cranes, 83.7 hours; crawler cranes, 73.3 hours; tower cranes, 47 hours; road rollers, 26.7 hours; pavers, 32 hours; rotary drilling rigs, 71.9 hours; off-highway mining dump trucks, 177 hours; concrete pump trucks, 34.1 hours; concrete mixer trucks, 98.8 hours; and forklifts, 105 hours.
In September 2026, the monthly utilization rate (operating rate) for major construction machinery products was 52.4%—a year-on-year decrease of 2.73 percentage points and a month-on-month increase of 1.48 percentage points. The breakdown is as follows: excavators, 51.4%; loaders, 57.8%; truck cranes, 51.8%; crawler cranes, 48.6%; tower cranes, 45%; road rollers, 32.2%; pavers, 39.5%; rotary drilling rigs, 43.2%; off-highway mining dump trucks, 50.7%; concrete pump trucks, 31%; concrete mixer trucks, 39.8%; and forklifts, 64.7%.
