FÉDÉRATION EUROPÉENNE DE LA MANUTENTION

Product Group
FLURFÖRDERZEUGE
INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS
CHARIOTS DE MANUTENTION

Konrad Kasper
Secretary

P.O. Box 71 08 64
60498 Frankfurt/Main
Germany
Phone ++49/69-6603-1505
Fax ++49/69-6603-2497
Facts e-mail: konrad.kasper@vdma.org

Industrial Truck Market

Market Development Industrial Trucks in Europe (Order Intake)

Europe Eastern Europe 1)

'000 units '000 units
160 25

140
20
120

100 15
80

60 10

40
5
20

0 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Electric C/B Trucks Rider Warehouse Tr. Pedestrian Warehouse Tr. IC C/B Trucks

Last year the European Economy had lagged behind the worldwide economic upturn and the
recovery was sluggish. Nevertheless the economic activity has gained momentum in course of
2006.

The European industrial truck market grew on average by 15% with a stronger increase in the
second half of the year. The growth rate is representative for all product groups. The strongest
increase in the demand was in Italy and Germany whereas in UK the demand was slightly
decreasing.

For the current year, economic growth is expected to continue resulting in an average growth in
the industrial market of about 10 – 12 % in Western Europe.

The strong economic growth in the countries of Eastern Europe continued in 2006. The growth
again exceeded the growth in the Western European countries resulting in a more positive
development of the industrial truck market.
With an increase of about 36%, Eastern Europe grew clearly stronger than the Western Part
(+12,5%). This growth was particularly driven by forklift trucks but also by warehouse trucks.
The strongest increase was observed in Russia, Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic States.

Prospects for the further economic development in this year are favourable for Eastern Europe.
The recovery will remain on a broad basis. For 2007 an increase in demand exceeding 30% is
predicted.
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1) Eastern Europe contains the following countries: AL, ARM, AZE, BY, BA, BG, HR, CZ, EST, GEO, H, KZ,
KGZ, LV, LT, MK, MD, PL, RO, RUS, SK, SLO, TD, TMN, UA, UZ, YU.