China Construction Machinery Industry Association: The occupancy rate index for lift work platforms in August was 664 points, down 5.8% year on year

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on September 28, the China Construction Machinery Industry Association released the August 2026 Lift Work Platform Rental Sentiment Index. In August 2026, the occupancy rate index for lift work platforms was 664 points, a slight increase of 1.8% month-on-month and a year-on-year decrease of 5.8%. Overall, the month-on-month occupancy rate index for all models remained flat and rising in August. Among them, the 30-35m model saw the biggest increase, reaching 6.9%; the occupancy rate index for models above 40m dropped the most month-on-month, reaching 2.3%. In August 2026, the occupancy rate index for models other than the 36-39m model was declining year-on-year. The biggest drop was 16.1% for models above 40m, and the occupancy rate index for 36-39m models rose slightly year-on-year to 3.2%.

2026/8 Lift Work Platform Rental Industry Occupancy Rate Index

Rental price index

According to the statistical calculation of the reported data, in August 2026, the rental price index for lift work platforms rose slightly by 0.3% month-on-month. Overall, the rental price index for various models rose or fell slightly in August, but the increase or decrease was very small. Among them. The maximum decrease for the 14-16m model was 2.5%, the maximum increase for the 30-35m model was 3.9%, and the month-on-month fluctuation for other models remained around 1.0%. In August 2026, the rental price index for lift work platforms fell 8.7% year on year. With the exception of the ≤6m models, the rental price index for all other models was in a downward trend. Among them, the biggest year-on-year decline for 14-16m models was 12.6%, and the <6m model had the smallest year-on-year decline of 0.7%.

Rental price index for the rental industry of lifting work platforms in August 2026