Colombia's National Bureau of Statistics.
Specifically, in October, the sales volume of bagged cement decreased by 5% year-on-year, the sales volume of bulk cement decreased by 0.8%; the purchase volume of cement by construction companies and contractors increased by 4.2%, and the purchase volume of cement by concrete mixing stations decreased by 8.1%. In terms of
provinces, sales fell by 12.6% in Cundinamarca, 11.1% in Santander, 4.9% in Atlántico, 0.7% in Antioquia, 3.3% in Bogota and 4.2% in Valle del Cauca. In terms of
production, in October, Colombia produced 1.181 million tons of cement, down 6.4% from 1.262 million tons in the same period last year.
It is understood that from January to October 2024, Colombia sold 10.092 million tons of cement, down 5.7% from 10.697 million tons in the same period last year. In particular, the sales volume of bagged cement decreased by 6.3%, the sales volume of bulk cement decreased by 4.3%, the purchase volume of retail cement decreased by 3%, the purchase volume of cement by construction companies and contractors decreased by 6.5%, and the purchase volume of cement by concrete mixing stations decreased by 7.1%. In terms of
output, from January to October, Colombia produced 11.157 million tons of cement, down 5.5% from 11.808 million tons in the same period in 2023.
Colombia is located in the northwest of South America, bordering Venezuela and Brazil in the east, Ecuador and Peru in the south, Panama in the northwest, the Caribbean Sea in the north and the Pacific Ocean in the west.
Colombia has a medium level of development in Latin America and a high degree of marketization. In 2023, Colombia's economic growth rate was 0.6%, the inflation rate was 9.28%, the unemployment rate was 10.2%, the poverty rate was 38%, and the Gini coefficient was 0.53. The World Bank predicts that its economy will grow by 1.3% in 2024.
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