Construction equipment sales up 46 per cent in July

Big machines like diggers and cranes are used to build roads and buildings.

In July 2026, many more of these machines were sold than in July last year.

Sales went up by 46 percent, from about 3,766 machines to 5,501 machines.

One reason is that last year's heavy rains stopped a lot of building work.

This year, the rain was different, so building projects could keep going.

New pollution rules also made companies buy newer machines.

Every one of the top five machine companies sold a lot more.

JCB India sold the most machines of all.

Another company, Escorts Kubota, sold more than twice as many machines as it did last year.

Experts say the big jump is partly because last year's sales were very low.