Of the total shipments in August, 1,209,746 tons were destined for the domestic market (with a drop of 1.38% in the year-on-year comparison) and 1,521 for export (67.51% drop in relation to August 2022).
The cement dispatches reached 1,211.267 tons in August, with an increase of 13.3% compared to July levels, according to a report released today by the Association of Portland Cement Manufacturers (AFCP).
The entity He also specified that shipments showed a year-on-year drop of 1.6% and in the accumulated amount of the first eight months of 2023 they amounted to 8,460,518 million, with a decrease of 0.9% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Of the total shipments in August, 1,209,746 tons were destined for the internal marketo (with a drop of 1.38% in the year-on-year comparison) and 1,521 for exports (67.51% drop in relation to August 2022).
as there was no cement import (as in the last 56 months) the internal consumption it was again the same as the local office.
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The preliminary projections of the AFCP for 2023 show a level of shipments of approximately 12.7 million tons, with a slight decrease of 2.1% in relation to the 12,976,332 tons of 2022, when the highest level in the last five years.
As it is one of the main inputs of the sector, the increase in dispatches of cement is taken as an advance of the data of the general activity of the construction sector, which the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) It will be released on October 5.
The statistical agency will report tomorrow the indicators of the situation of the construction of July.
Source: Ambito
