Domestic sales on a year-to-date basis were down 7.8% at 10.87Mt, from 11.78Mt for the same period in 2009.
The moving annual total in SA was down 7.8% YoY in December 2010 to 10.87Mt from 11.78Mt in December 2009.
Cement sales in SA had edged up 2% YoY in November to 1.045Mt from 1.024Mt at the same time a year ago.
However, November 2010 had one more sales day than November 2009. If this increase had been taken into account, cement sales were 2.6% lower than November 2009.