Russia's cement production increased slightly in November

Russian business consulting website reported on January 3 that economic indicators did not improve significantly in November 2018.

Official statistics show that industrial production in November increased by 2.4 percent, 10 月份增长3.7 percent and 2.1% in September compared with November 2017. The turnover rate of cargo transportation increased by 2.4% and 铁路运输货物周转量增长4.3%.

In November, the construction volume increased by 4.3%, 10 月份增长2.9%, 0.1% in September and 0.5% in January-November. Housing construction fell for seven consecutive months, slowing to 4.5% (9 月份下降14.7%) in November and 3.7% in January-November. Cement production in Russia increased

in November. This is the first time in the past six months that the estimates of the Russian Federal State Statistics Service are close to the actual indicators. Official statistics estimate that growth in October was 0.8 percent and 而自年初以来下降2.2 percent. According to the estimates of the consulting agency, Russia's cement production in November increased by 0.8%, with a 增加3.2 of million tons. Russia produced 50.8 million tons of cement from January to November 2018, a decrease of 1.9% (1 million tons) compared with the same period in 2017. Rail cement traffic accelerated

in November, increasing by 5.6% compared to November 2017. From January to November, the traffic volume dropped by 7.8%. Railway cement transportation accounted for 46% in November, compared with 48% in the same period last year. The trend of changing the logistics of transporting cement by road continues.

In November, the total cement inventory reached 1.4 million tons, and the inventory circulation increased compared with last year. In November 2017, the average cement inventory in Russia was 14.1 days, and in 2018, it was 11 月库存预计销售时限减少到11.7 days. This shows that there is no surplus in the market.

From January to November, cement production in various regions was still unbalanced. The North-West Federal District maintained the most positive production dynamics, with a growth rate of 12.3 percent against a low base last year. Meanwhile, the growth rate of cement production rose sharply in November, reaching more than 25%. From January to November, cement production in the Far East Federal District increased by 3.5% and 11 月份水泥产量增长4.1%. Cement production in the Southern Federal District increased by 1.2% from January to November and by 2% in November. From January to November, cement production in the Siberian Federal District increased by 0.2 percent and 11 月份增长率为3.2 percent. Cement production in

other Federal Districts declined from January to November. The largest decline in cement production in the North Caucasus Federal District was 8.5%; Output fell by 0.1% in November. Cement production in the Federal District on the Volga River fell by 6.5 percent and 11 月份产量下降10.7 percent. Cement production in the Urals fell by 4.1 percent, with an 11% decline in November.