Escorts tractor sales down 5% in Feb

Engineering and farm equipment major Escorts today reported 4.8% decline in tractor sales to 3,280 units in February.

The company had sold 3,444 units in February last year.

Domestic sales during the month were declined 3.9% to 3,190 units compared with 3,318 in February, 2015, the company said in a regulatory filing.

Exports in February were down 28.6% at 90 units as against 126 in the year-ago month, it added.