Released: 2017-01-30

Shipments of asphalt shingles totalled 1.9 million metric bundles in December, up 20.9% from the previous month. Compared with December 2015, shipments were 37.5% higher.

Production of asphalt shingles decreased 13.4% from November to 1.9 million metric bundles in December, while production was 5.2% lower compared with December 2015.

Note to readers

The data for October 2016 have been revised.

The monthly survey, Asphalt Roofing, measures production, shipments by destination and exports of asphalt roofing products.

Data in this release are subject to revisions and are not seasonally adjusted.

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