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Falling aggregates and cement sales points to deeper recession
17/11/2009
Sales volume of aggregates, cement, ready mixed concrete and asphalt fell significantly again in the third quarter compared with the same period in 2008.
Aggregate and cement were around 20 per cent down in the quarter, with ready mixed concrete down 26 per cent and asphalt down 17 per cent.
The Mineral Products Association figures, reported in Construction News, suggest that the recession may be deepening, they say.
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