I do believe Davelift has a point regarding rental.
The machines are not purchased anymore in UK - they are rented. This means the average age of a lift truck being used is probably less than 5 years. How does that compare with the average age in America?
With the variables involved in rental being so variable, it is possible that you can replace a contract machine at less per week than you were paying for the previous five years despite machines actually being more expensive to buy!
it is possible this has less to do with populations and GDP, more to do with turning over or sweating of the asset?
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