numbers in brief
Turning a corner? Supply and demand Sales suffered a two percent decline in November, down from 14.38 million tons in October. Sales rebounded in December, however, increasing 11.9 percent from 14.09 million tons in November to 15.76 million tons in December 2011. Output for December rebounded by 12.4 percent to 15.73 million tons. This followed a drop of 5.3 percent from 14.78 million tons in October to 14 million tons in November.
DEMAND (DESPATCHES/SALES)
20 2009-10
2009-10
2010-11
2010-11
2011-12
2011-12 in mm tons
20
in mm tons
SUPPLY (PRODUCTION) - CEMENT
15
10
15
10 Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Aug
Dec
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Prices Regionally, in the north, prices in November continued to inch upward with another hike in the range of Rs 5 to 15. With the onset of winter, lower temperatures curtailed construction activities in the northern states, leading to a temporary reprieve from rising prices. Cement prices declined by Rs 10 in December.
AVERAGE MONTHLY REGIONAL PRICING 300
South West East
225
Central North
150
2
June
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012
July
August
September
October
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