In the first quarter of 2016, the consumption of crushed stone in the United States was 270 million tons, with a year-on-year increase of 21%; according to statistics, the annual consumption of crushed stone in the United States in 2015 was 1.33 billion tons, with a year-on-year increase of 7%. In the first quarter of 2016, the aggregate consumption for construction in the United States was about 173 million tons, with a year-on-year increase of 10%; in 2015, the aggregate consumption for construction was 937 million tons, with a year-on-year increase of 4%. In the first quarter of 2016, the aggregate consumption for construction in the United States was 443 million tons, with a year-on-year increase of 16%; in 2015, the aggregate consumption for construction was 2.27 billion tons, with a year-on-year increase of 6%. These figures were estimated based on the results of a USGS sample survey of construction aggregate producers.
From the USGS monthly survey of cement producers in the United States, it can be concluded that in the first quarter of 2016, Portland cement consumption in the United States increased by 14% year-on-year, and in the whole year of 2015, consumption increased by 4% year-on-year.
The survey shows that in the first quarter of 2016, gravel consumption in nine major regions of the United States increased year-on-year, with the largest increase in New England and the South Atlantic region. Thirty-seven of the 46 U.S. States reported year-over-year growth in gravel consumption, with the top five States being Texas, Florida, Missouri, Georgia, and Pennsylvania (in order of size). Total gravel consumption in the five States in the first quarter was 97.8 million tons, up 17% from a year earlier.
In the first quarter of 2016, the consumption of sand and gravel for construction increased year-on-year in seven of the nine regions, with the largest increase in New England and the Mid-Atlantic region; the consumption of sand and gravel for construction increased year-on-year in 31 of the 45 States, with the five States with the largest consumption being Texas, California, Washington, Arizona and Colorado. Sand and gravel consumption for construction in the five States totaled 66 million tons in the first quarter, basically the same as in the first quarter of 2015.
In the first quarter of 2016, the consumption of construction aggregates in seven of the nine regions increased year-on-year, with the largest increase in New England, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic regions. Consumption increased in 32 of the 43 States, with the top five States by size being Texas, California, Florida, Missouri and Georgia. Aggregate consumption in the five States totaled 145 million tons in the first quarter, up 11% from a year earlier.
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