Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in August 2025 were an estimated 9.55 million metric tons (Mt), a 4.3% decrease from shipments in August 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through August totaled an estimated 66.6 Mt, a 3.4% decrease from those for…
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July Cement Shipments Jump 7.1%
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in July 2025 were an estimated 9.99 million metric tons (Mt), a 7.1% increase from shipments in July 2024, according to the latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through July totaled an estimated 57.0 Mt, a 3.3% decrease from those for the…
Read MoreUSGS: Cement Production Rises in Third Quarter
Portland (including blended) cement consumption was estimated to have increased by 4% in the third quarter of 2025 compared with that of the third quarter of 2024, according to Jason Christopher Willett, commodity specialist, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS.)
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The U.S. Geological Survey reported total shipments for June, and the numbers are lukewarm.
Read MoreJune Cement Shipments Down Slightly
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in June 2025 were an estimated 9.16 million metric tons (Mt), a slight decrease from shipments in June 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through June totaled an estimated 47.0 Mt, a 5.3% decrease from those for…
Read MoreMay Cement Shipments Down 7.5% from 2024
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2025 were an estimated 8.91 million metric tons (Mt), a 7.5% decrease from shipments in May 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through May totaled an estimated 37.9 Mt, a 6.0% decrease from those for…
Read MoreMarch Cement Shipments See Slight Bump
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in March were an estimated 8.07 million metric tons (Mt), a 1.4% increase from 7.96 Mt in March 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through March totaled an estimated 19.8 Mt, a 7.5% decrease from those for…
Read MoreJanuary Cement Shipments Head Lower
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in January 2025 were an estimated 5.73 million metric tons (Mt), a 3.1% decrease from revised shipments in January 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey.
Read MoreDecember Cement Shipments Contract
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2024 were an estimated 6.75 million metric tons (Mt), a 6.7% decrease from shipments in December 2023, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through December totaled an estimated 103 Mt, a 5.7% decrease from those in…
Read MoreCement Shipments Drop 12.3% in November
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in November 2024 were an estimated 7.79 million metric tons (Mt), a 12.3% decrease from shipments in November 2023, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey.
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