Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2025 were an estimated 6.82 million metric tons (Mt), a slight increase from 6.79 Mt in December 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through December totaled an estimated 101 Mt, a 1.7% decrease from those…
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USGS: Cement Production Drops in 2025
Shipments of portland and blended cement decreased by 1% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with those in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the latest update from Jason Christopher Willett, commodity specialist, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Read MoreNovember Cement Shipments See Slight Bump
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in November 2025 were an estimated 7.86 million metric tons (Mt) compared with 7.84 Mt in November 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through November totaled an estimated 94.6 Mt, a 1.9% decrease from those for…
Read MoreOctober Cement Shipments Take Slight Tumble
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in October 2025 were an estimated 10.3 million metric tons (Mt), a 3.0% decrease from shipments in October 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through October totaled an estimated 86.7 Mt, a 2.1% decrease from those for…
Read MoreSeptember Cement Shipments Jump Nearly 10%
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2025 were an estimated 9.83 million metric tons (Mt), a 9.7% increase from shipments in September 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through September totaled an estimated 76.4 Mt, a 1.9% decrease from those for…
Read MoreCement Shipments Drop in August
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in August 2025 were an estimated 9.55 million metric tons (Mt), a 4.3% decrease from shipments in August 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through August totaled an estimated 66.6 Mt, a 3.4% decrease from those for…
Read MoreJuly Cement Shipments Jump 7.1%
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in July 2025 were an estimated 9.99 million metric tons (Mt), a 7.1% increase from shipments in July 2024, according to the latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through July totaled an estimated 57.0 Mt, a 3.3% decrease from those for the…
Read MoreUSGS: Cement Production Rises in Third Quarter
Portland (including blended) cement consumption was estimated to have increased by 4% in the third quarter of 2025 compared with that of the third quarter of 2024, according to Jason Christopher Willett, commodity specialist, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS.)
Read MoreEconomists Look Ahead – Cautiously
The U.S. Geological Survey reported total shipments for June, and the numbers are lukewarm.
Read MoreJune Cement Shipments Down Slightly
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in June 2025 were an estimated 9.16 million metric tons (Mt), a slight decrease from shipments in June 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through June totaled an estimated 47.0 Mt, a 5.3% decrease from those for…
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