JAKARTA, June 16 (Reuters) - Indonesia's domestic cement
consumption in May fell 14.4 percent to 3.05 million tonnes
from a year earlier, industry data showed on Tuesday.
Cement producers had predicted cement demand would decline
this year amid a global economic slowdown.
Indonesia's largest cement firm, PT Semen Gresik (SMGR.JK),
had expected cement consumption to grow 0-3 percent this year,
after rising 11.5 percent in 2008.
Following is the cement consumption data, in tonnes, from
the Indonesian Cement Association provided by Semen Gresik.
Area May '09 May '08 April '09 Banten
158,859 177,372 144,014 Jakarta
284,644 333,892 265,271 Java* 1,246,588
1,516,994 1,146,372 Sumatra 675,270 792,094
643,514 Kalimantan 191,679 217,271 188,395
Sulawesi 239,574 243,245 202,431 Nusa
Tenggara 179,334 201,109 176,440 Maluku and Papua
76,969 86,512 83,868
---------------------------------------------------- Total
Indonesia 3,052,917 3,568,489 2,850,305 NOTE: *excluding
Jakarta and Banten area
(Reporting by Dicky Kristanto; Editing by Sara Webb)
