ISLAMABAD: Cement sales in Pakistan climbed by 19.41 percent in May 2023, with total cement sales in May totaling 3.966 million tons, up from 3.321 million tons in the same month the previous fiscal year. (Reported by news source)
According to data supplied by the All-Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association, local cement shipments by the industry in May 2023 were 3.433 million tons, up 9.01 percent from 3.150 million tons in May 2022.
North-based cement mills shipped 2.880 million tons of cement in May 2023, up 8.85 percent from 2.646 million tons shipped in May 2022. South-based mills shipped 1.086 million tons of cement in May 2023, a 60.77 percent increase over May 2022 dispatches of 0.676 million tons.
Total cement shipments (domestic and exports) were 40.518 million tons during the first eleven months of the current fiscal year, 14.93 percent lower than the 47.627 million tons dispatched during the same period last fiscal year.
North-based mills shipped 29.925 million tons of cement domestically during the first eleven months of the current fiscal year, a 15.27 percent decrease from 35.316 million tons shipped during July-May 2022.