Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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AGGREGATES INDUSTRY OUTLOOK The August Aggregates Industry Index in- creased for the second consecutive month to an overall score of 134.60, a 0.74-per- cent increase from July. While wet weather seemed to hamper some operators earlier this year, monthly sales reports increased 6.3 percent from last month's results, the survey's most dramatic monthly increase. Looking back to August 2016 results, all categories have reported signifi cant in- creases. Annual increases range from a low of a 13.6-percent increase in expectations for tons of aggregates sold for the next year to a high of a 26.8-percent jump in the outlook for tons of aggregate sold in the current month, compared to a year prior. The demand for construction related products remains strong. New projects are continually popping up in each market that we manufacture and service in. The outlook is very positive, and expectations remain high. — Van Stockstill, President, Consolidated Aggregates I believe another positive infl ux is the recent addition of eight states that have enacted legislation to increase the gas tax. I think a direct correlation will be seen in the aggregates industry as a result of the increase and the need to support deteriorating infrastructure across the United States. — Jill Shackelford, President, Shackelford Consulting I believe that Trump has got it going again. Our family is involved in a number of business sectors, and all seem to be on the upswing. — Jon Thompson, President, Letart Corp. Editor's note: To join our panel, email Editor-in-Chief Therese Dunphy at tdunphy@randallreilly.com. 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 Aggregates Industry Outlook Sept. 2017 Sept. 2016 Oct. 2016 Dec. 2016 Aug. 2017 Jan. 2017 Feb. 2017 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 July 2017 Nov. 2016 111.00 140.38 135.06 133.61 134.60 132.37 139.94 111.42 109.80 122.43 139.35 124.24 108.08 9 18 Texas Texas Florida California Wisconsin Wisconsin Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Ohio Ohio Alabama 6 18 6 10 5 11 8 8 5 TOP STATES Wheel Loader Excavators MOBILE EQUIPMENT FINANCED Type of Equipment 04/01/2017- 06/30/17 Wheel loader (250-1,000 horsepower) 198 Excavator (160-520 horsepower) 102 Wheel loaders Number fi nanced Cat 980M 28 Cat 982M 14 Cat 980G 13 Komatsu WA500-8 8 Cat 988K 7 Excavators Number fi nanced Cat 336FL 19 Cat 349FL 10 Komatsu PC360LC-11 8 Deere 470 G LC 8 Volvo EC480EL 5 Top models fi nanced Top models fi nanced