Having climbed to a welcome high in September, new tractor registrations dipped sharply once again during the month of October.
Figures released by the AEA show that sales of new tractors (+50hp) totalled 671 units compared with 771 units registered in the same month last year, which equates to a drop of 13%. These latest numbers contrast starkly with the 1,187 units registered in September 2020 which reflected a year-on-year increase of 18% and were double the sales recorded for the previous month of August 2020.
It certainly has been a topsy-turvy year, but the overall trend remains downward. Between January and October this year 8,541 tractors were registered as opposed to 10,898 units in the same 10-month period in 2019 – a reduction in sales for the year-to-date of just over 21%.
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