Monthly Truck & Equipment Update May 2021

Datium Insights Monthly Truck and Equipment Update

Read our monthly update on truck price movements and import levels into Australia.




Used Truck Price Index

  • Prices in May moved down by roughly 8% to be on par with March position
  • Prices are now 38% higher than pre-COVID and 20% higher from the start of the year
  • Every month we collect thousands of truck sales across Australia from a variety of industries
  • Our Used Truck Price Index is based on a basket of truck assets , ranging from tippers to prime movers to pan-techs

Used Truck Price Index

Agricultural Equipment & Tractor Imports into Australia

  • Import volume increased in April 2021, recording a figure of $260 million according to latest ABS figures
  • This was a $35 million increase from March 2021
  • Compared to April 2020, volume has more than doubled by $131 million (+102%)
  • The rolling 12 month change shows imports are up $0.907 billion in April 2021

Australian Agricultural Equipment and Tractors Imports

Australian Agricultural Equipment and Tractors Imports YoY

Australia 2020 Cumulative Agricultural Equipment and Tractors Imports YoY Change

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By Tanim Ahmed, Head of Product at Datium Insights

Tanim is a Macquarie University alumni with degrees in Finance and Economics. He has spent a decade in the Leasing and Finance industry, specializing in Residual Value risk.

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