n. 3-4/2023 5 CLOSE-UP in 2021, with the exception of Turkey (+4.5% due to approximately 67 thousand machines sold). The contraction in global markets can therefore be considered not so much as a phenomenon of a structural nature, caused by a crisis in demand, but as a 'pause for reflection' after the record growth seen in past months. Although declining, sales volumes continue in many cases to remain at higher levels than in pre-pandemic years. This was the case in Germany, where 2022 ended with a total of 30,360 tractors. This figure, although down 11.9% over 2021, is still higher than the average for the period 2016-2019 (29,647 vehicles). Italy also closed the year with a drop, -17.1% at 20,217 Tractors, Indiagrows. Technical decline for other countries In a 2022 characterised by the raw material crisis and the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, all major world markets are reporting a drop in tractor sales. The drop is caused by cyclical factors, against a demand that continues to be lively. India bucked the trend, touching new records denza rispetto all’andamento dei principali Paesi, i quali, tranne la Turchia (+4,5% in ragione di circa 67 mila macchine vendute), hanno invece registrato un moderato calo delle vendite rispetto ai picchi toccati nel 2021. La contrazione dei mercati globali dunque può essere considerata non tanto come un fenomeno di natura strutturale, causato da una crisi della domanda, quanto come una “pausa di riflessione” dopo la crescita record vista nei mesi passati. I volumi di vendita infatti, pur se in flessione, continuano in molti casi a mantenersi su livelli superiori a quelli degli anni pre-pandemia. Così è stato in Germania, dove il 2022 si è chiuso con un totale di 30.360 trattrici. Il dato, ancorché
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