Released: 2016-01-13

Cement production

1 111 121 tonnes

November 2015

-3.8%

(12-month change)

Domestic shipments of cement

1 082 055 tonnes

November 2015

12.4%

(12-month change)

Cement manufacturers produced 1.11 million tonnes of cement products in November, down 12.2% from October.

Domestic shipments of cement fell 15.0% from October to 1.08 million tonnes in November. Including imports, shipments were down 19.9% to 1.10 million tonnes.

Note to readers

Data for October have been revised.

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

The Cement Survey measures, on a monthly basis, the quantities of domestic cement that are produced and shipped by manufacturers. The survey also measures quantities of sales of domestic and imported cement that are distributed by region and exported.

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