Rouse Rental Report Highlights
Used equipment values increased, auction values dropped and achieved rental rates increased slightly, according to the October edition of the Rouse Rental Report newsletter:
• The September Rouse Value Index for used equipment prices increased to 46.1, up 1.1% from August values. This is 6.5% higher than the prior peak period of 43.3 in April 2007, and 55.3% higher than prior trough period of 29.7 in June 2009.
• September auction sales of rental & construction equipment tracked by Rouse averaged 3.2% lower than Rouse August FLV values.
• During July, achieved rental rates as measured by the Rouse Rate Index increased 0.6% on average for the rental companies participating in the Rouse Analytics Rental Metrics Benchmark Service.
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