Brazil 1Q cement sales down 8% YoY

Cement sales in Brazil during the first quarter of 2017 declined by eight per cent YoY to 12.9Mt, according to the latest data from Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento (SNIC).

In March 2017 cement sales declined by 4.4 per cent YoY to 4.7Mt.

During the past 12 months (April 2016-March 2017) cumulative sales totalled 56.2Mt, 10.2 per cent less than the comparative period a year earlier.

Cement consumption (including imports) totalled 4.8Mt in March, in the 12 months to the end of March 2017, was down by 10.2 per cent over the previous period a year earlier. Imports in this period totalled 370,000t.