Cement, November 2014
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Released: 2015-01-14
Canadian manufacturers produced 1.1 million tonnes of cement products in November, down 12.5% from the previous month. However, this level was 9.6% higher than in November 2013.
Total shipments, own manufactured, declined 26.3% to 1.0 million tonnes in November. Total shipments, including imports, decreased 31.0% to 1.0 million tonnes. These monthly decreases were similar to the ones recorded in November 2013, when shipments from own manufacture fell 22.6% and shipments including imports declined 26.7%.
From November 2013 to November 2014, the shipments of own manufacture increased 1.2% while the shipments including imports decreased 0.1%.
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These data 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 Canadian manufacturers. The survey also measures quantities of sales of domestic and imported cement that are distributed by region and exported.
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