Canadian construction companies top 2011 American equipment export list

Canadian construction companies were buying American in 2011, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

The AEM recently released the top-10 countries the U.S. exported construction equipment to in 2011, and Canada topped the list with purchases totalling $7.2 billion, an increase of 40.5 per cent.

Overall, U.S. construction equipment exports jumped 43 per cent in 2011, compared to 2010, for a total of $23.5 billion.

The increase marks the second-straight year of overall increases in construction equipment exports for the U.S. The country’s equipment exports grew 28 per cent in 2010 – compared to 2009, when exports decreased by 38 per cent.

Top-10 countries buying U.S.-made construction machinery in 2011:
1)    Canada – $7.2 billion (up 40.5 per cent);
2)    Australia – $2.7 billion (up 79 per cent);
3)    Mexico – $1.6 billion (up 28 per cent);
4)    Chile – $1.3 billion (up 45 per cent);
5)    Brazil – $951 million (up 25 per cent);
6)    China – $903 million (up 81 per cent);
7)    Colombia – $811 million (up 38 per cent);
8)    South Africa – $683 million (up 72 per cent);
9)    Russia – $652 million (up 96 per cent);
10)     Peru – $572 million (up 31 per cent).