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Cement indicators Catalonia Value
Consumption of cement Production of clinker Production of cement Sales of grey cement Imports Imports of clinker Imports of cement Exports Exports of clinker Exports of cement
2023 (p) 2,129.4 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,194.9 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 15.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,704.4 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2022 2,339.7 3,628.2 3,029.5 1,725.5 55.0 0.3 54.7 1,763.3 723.3 1,040.0
2021 2,198.0 3,644.1 3,099.9 1,773.1 392.8 158.7 37.7 1,761.5 1,021.5 740.0
2020 1,999.6 3,836.9 2,912.7 1,648.2 89.4 51.8 37.6 1,973.3 1,262.8 710.4
2019 2,234.8 3,900.3 2,969.8 1,769.0 288.6 263.7 24.9 1,774.8 1,138.4 636.3
2018 1,813.8 3,924.1 2,482.0 1,627.2 10.4 0.0 10.4 2,293.0 1,526.2 766.8
2017 1,852.1 4,036.9 3,066.2 1,605.0 21.1 4.3 16.7 2,609.1 1,245.3 1,363.8
2016 1,591.7 3,799.7 2,558.9 1,350.9 35.8 0.1 35.7 2,637.4 1,447.2 1,190.3
2015 1,544.6 3,627.5 2,280.3 1,292.2 52.4 0.4 52.0 2,454.1 1,482.7 971.4
2014 1,455.0 3,650.4 2,248.2 1,227.7 32.0 2.2 29.7 2,787.9 1,712.4 1,075.5
2013 1,468.8 2,715.7 1,963.2 1,344.5 10.1 2.9 7.2 1,562.8 888.3 674.6
2012 1,913.9 3,690.2 2,930.4 1,766.1 8.4 2.2 6.2 2,105.3 1,087.6 1,017.8
2011 2,744.2 3,993.1 3,960.8 2,523.3 49.9 5.9 43.9 1,749.7 646.6 1,103.1
2010 3,482.8 4,655.5 5,001.5 3,204.3 98.6 2.7 95.9 1,747.0 433.6 1,313.4
2009 4,381.5 4,644.7 5,157.5 4,104.6 90.7 3.6 87.1 636.1 271.2 364.8
2008 6,221.3 5,734.0 7,018.6 5,844.6 309.7 176.8 132.9 518.6 183.3 335.3
2007 8,060.1 7,089.0 9,564.5 7,694.8 1,893.5 1,750.7 142.8 288.5 0.0 288.5
2006 7,804.5 7,273.4 9,607.6 7,597.3 1,129.9 893.0 236.8 296.7 0.0 296.7
2005 6,830.6 7,338.4 9,035.1 6,659.2 996.0 816.6 179.4 494.0 0.0 494.0
2004 6,672.2 7,271.5 8,524.8 6,415.1 627.3 537.7 89.5 455.3 0.0 455.3
2003 6,438.4 7,171.0 8,174.9 6,162.5 596.8 478.0 118.8 370.1 0.0 370.1
2002 6,098.1 7,193.6 8,032.9 5,739.8 625.7 416.3 209.4 463.5 21.4 442.1
2001 5,486.4 7,113.1 7,498.5 5,138.9 427.9 220.5 207.4 508.8 0.0 508.8
2000 5,077.2 6,911.3 7,083.8 4,682.9 320.7 57.7 263.0 929.7 0.0 929.7
Units: Thousands of tons.
Source: Oficemen; Ciment Català.
Note: Between 14 March and 21 June 2020, it is in force the Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by Covid-19.
(p) Provisional data.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Cement indicators Spain Value
Consumption of cement Production of clinker Production of cement Sales of grey cement Imports Imports of clinker Imports of cement Exports Exports of clinker Exports of cement
2023 (p) 14,458.7 15,173.6 17,904.4 13,507.4 976.3 348.8 627.5 5,244.5 1,275.5 3,969.0
2022 14,881.8 15,348.2 18,439.6 14,937.0 1,514.0 917.9 596.1 5,667.6 1,495.8 4,171.8
2021 15,011.2 17,295.0 18,736.1 15,314.9 1,430.6 799.5 631.1 6,753.0 2,572.8 4,180.3
2020 13,449.3 15,748.8 16,174.0 13,355.9 896.3 246.8 649.5 6,156.6 2,755.9 3,400.7
2019 14,720.9 17,525.3 17,464.5 14,509.7 1,013.6 409.0 604.6 6,196.3 2,929.2 3,267.1
2018 13,457.5 18,564.3 16,598.0 13,953.6 465.4 8.5 456.9 8,103.9 4,504.6 3,599.3
2017 12,393.0 18,069.3 16,081.8 13,881.4 616.2 260.8 355.4 9,051.6 5,036.8 4,014.7
2016 11,129.7 18,095.4 15,069.0 12,909.6 361.2 6.5 354.7 9,861.5 5,603.5 4,258.1
2015 11,492.0 17,700.5 15,077.0 12,837.0 447.3 51.4 395.9 9,306.7 5,367.1 3,939.6
2014 10,833.2 16,969.0 14,554.0 12,800.3 447.6 103.6 343.9 9,656.8 5,565.5 4,091.3
2013 10,743.0 14,604.1 13,731.9 11,888.4 405.6 106.2 299.5 7,290.1 3,962.7 3,327.3
2012 13,596.6 16,714.9 15,939.0 13,595.4 524.0 143.6 380.4 6,188.0 3,527.3 2,660.6
2011 20,441.1 18,230.7 22,178.2 19,230.6 1,042.7 576.4 466.3 3,968.5 1,645.6 2,322.9
2010 24,456.0 21,228.9 26,165.8 23,032.2 1,741.5 1,087.2 654.3 3,892.8 1,364.4 2,528.3
2009 28,913.1 21,594.6 29,504.6 26,010.3 2,848.4 2,119.7 728.7 2,837.5 1,355.8 1,481.7
2008 42,695.5 27,304.6 42,083.4 35,983.3 7,184.2 5,440.3 1,743.9 2,335.2 985.4 1,349.8
2007 55,997.1 32,045.5 54,720.4 46,324.4 13,869.5 11,015.8 2,853.6 1,091.3 0.0 1,091.3
2006 55,896.4 32,078.1 54,048.3 46,491.8 12,752.0 9,587.6 3,164.4 1,126.9 0.0 1,126.9
2005 51,509.6 31,742.5 50,347.1 43,798.3 10,691.9 7,804.4 2,887.5 1,447.1 0.0 1,447.1
2004 48,005.4 30,798.0 46,593.3 41,723.9 8,837.1 6,266.5 2,570.6 1,524.5 6.9 1,517.6
2003 46,223.2 30,316.6 44,746.8 40,423.7 8,558.2 5,897.2 2,661.0 1,252.5 10.9 1,241.6
2002 44,119.8 29,357.6 42,387.7 38,649.9 7,823.2 4,649.4 3,173.8 1,451.5 34.0 1,417.6
2001 42,150.6 28,382.6 40,510.4 37,384.6 7,109.6 3,975.6 3,133.9 1,445.2 8.5 1,436.7
2000 38,438.6 27,840.5 38,115.6 34,490.0 5,107.5 2,735.0 2,372.5 2,159.8 38.8 2,121.0
Units: Thousands of tons.
Source: Oficemen.
Note: Between 14 March and 21 June 2020, it is in force the Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by Covid-19.
(p) Provisional data.

Last update: February 1, 2024. Revised series on February 14, 2024.

Monthly data

Methodological note

The consumption of cement is a very common indicator of construction sector activity, as its evolution is a global reflection of the cyclic dynamics of the sector.

The consumption of cement represents the real consumption of all types of cement (grey, white and calcium aluminate cement). The information for Catalonia is based on sales data on Catalonia, by all cement manufacturers operating in Spain, and complemented with data on all types of materials imported and recorded by the Directorate General of Customs as being shipped to the region of Catalonia; when this material is not cement, but clinker, it is corrected using the appropriate factor.

Sales of grey cement refer to sales in Catalonia by manufacturers that are members of Ciment Català, and there is no discrimination with respect to the place of manufacture as long as it is inside Spain. The definition of grey cement used here also includes calcium aluminate cement.

Import and export of cement and clinker: When considering the total amounts, it is important to consider that to manufacture a ton of cement, less than a ton of clinker is needed.