(MENAFN) Sale of the cement industry in Pakistan continued to advance, amounting to a notable 31.901 million tons in the first 10 months July-April timeframe of the last fiscal year 2015-16.
The astonishing numbers translated into a year-on-year increase of 9.71 percent as opposed to the same period last year, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers' Association (APCMA).
The latest data reveal that the total local sales in north-based mills climbed by 16.02pct y-o-y and in south-based mills by 23.56 percent y-o-y, thus in total, domestic demand hiked by 17.29pct y-o-y over the cited period.
In particular, the whopping development in cement consumption in the Islamic Republic has been led solely by domestic markets, with deteriorating exports partially offsetting the increase.
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