Business and Finance

U.S. Machinery Exports Up 28 Percent

The market for exports of U.S.-made construction machinery closed out 2010 with a gain of more than 28 percent compared to the previous year for a total of $16.4 billion dollars’ worth of equipment sold worldwide according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The AEM North American-based international trade group consolidates U.S. Commerce Department data with other sources into a quarterly export trends report.