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Dealer Data 66 Construction Equipment Distribution www.cedmag.com December 2009 September Construction Slides 7 Percent Decline is reminder that spring's upward trend will be inconsistent. Year-To-Date Construction Starts Unadjusted Totals, In Millions $ ...More of this uneven performance can be expected in coming months, given the divergent behavior from construction's main sectors, said Robert A. Murray vice president of economic affairs for McGraw-Hill Construction. On the plus side, the steep decline for single family housing has reached its end, and funding from the stimulus act is beginning to have a broader impact beyond highways and bridges, encompassing more government buildings and more environmental public works. On the negative side, further employment declines and tight bank lending will drag down commercial building well into next year. See full story at .www.cedmag.com Source: McGraw-Hill Construction Monthly Construction Starts Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates, In Millions $ $0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 September 2009 August 2009 Total construction Nonbuilding construction Residential building Nonresidential building -7% -1% -13% -7% New York, N.Y. Oct. 22, 2009 New construction starts in September fell 7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $399.1 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Nonresidential building continued to weaken after its brief upturn in July, and residential building also settled back after recent gains. Meanwhile, nonbuilding construction (comprised of public works and electric utilities) retreated after its August surge, maintaining the up-and-down pattern that's been present for much of 2009. The September statistics lowered the Dodge Index to 84 (2000=100), down from 91 in August. Source: McGraw-Hill Construction The Dirty Dozen UCC filings on 12 earthmoving units. $0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 9 Mos. 2009 9 Mos. 2008 Total construction Nonbuilding construction Residential building Nonresidential building -37% -38% -17% -32% Equipment Description SEP 08 OCT 08 NOV 08 DEC 08 JAN 09 FEB 09 MAR 09 APR 09 MAY 09 JUN 09 JUL 09 AUG 09 Grand Total Articulated Dump Trucks 49 52 44 91 19 42 27 24 46 23 25 22 464 Crawler Dozers 404 478 309 365 258 127 133 156 144 127 164 116 2,781 Crawlers Loaders 12 20 10 7 3 5 3 4 2 2 7 6 81 ExcavatorsCrawler, Hydraulic 575 697 431 443 351 145 181 206 187 230 223 195 3,864 ExcavatorsWheeled, Hydraulic 46 27 17 27 14 17 31 17 23 11 15 14 259 Mini Excavators 608 648 447 516 386 198 239 270 254 336 301 272 4,475 Motor Graders 102 168 96 110 69 54 71 46 52 80 63 41 952 ScrapersConventional 4 9 2 5 2 1 1 2 5 3 9 43 Skid-Steer Loaders 1,250 1,344 1,122 1,387 1,102 454 489 655 628 620 494 428 9,973 Tractor Loader Backhoes 389 481 313 360 255 149 221 178 157 172 152 143 2,970 Wheel Loaders < 80 HP 54 49 48 50 54 33 27 28 27 31 29 26 456 Wheel Loaders > 80 HP 424 613 396 486 326 178 226 224 235 196 234 177 3,715 Grand Total 3,917 4,586 3,235 3,847 2,839 1,402 1,649 1,809 1,757 1,833 1,710 1,449 30,033 Supplied by Equipment Data Associates, Charlotte, N.C.