JAKARTA, May 14 (Reuters) - Indonesia's domestic cement sales jumped 28.2 percent in April to 3.08 million tonnes from a year ago, industry data obtained by Reuters on Wednesday showed.
The data showed sales volume of the country's largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik Tbk (SMGR.JK), jumped by 20.6 percent to 1.39 million tonnes. (Reporting by Harry Suhartono, editing by Ed Davies)
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