The trend toward moderated optimism for the rural equipment market that showed up in 2019 looks to continue this year, with aftermarket revenue and zero-turn mowers being growth drivers in 2020. This is based on responses from dealers across North America in Rural Lifestyle Dealer’s 12th annual Dealer Business Trends & Outlook Report.

The agreement requires structural reforms and other changes to China’s economic and trade regime in the areas of intellectual property, technology transfer, agriculture, financial services, and currency and foreign exchange.

Alex Chausovsky of ITR Economics discusses how dealers can prepare for the slight economic downturn expected in the industrial economy during the first half of 2020, followed by a rising trend later in the year. A more significant downturn is expected by 2022.