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Australia dumps trucks: Nov-Dec mining machinery imports dropped 62%, suggesting no-one's immune

Frik Els | January 30, 2012 | 8:04 pm Energy Precious Metals Australia Europe Coal Gold Iron Ore 

Australia's mining machinery imports fell 62% in November and December, the biggest fall since the global financial crisis, according to one of the country's largest freight forwarders of heavy equipment. In November and December imports of heavy machinery dropped more...

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