Puerto Rico: Cement sales in Puerto Rico contracted by 47.1% in October 2017 compared to the same period of 2016, due to the effects Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Cement sales had been falling generally since 2013 and they fell by 12.3% in 2016. Meanwhile, cement production declined by 52.9% year-on-year in October 2017. Cement production dropped by 11.5% in 2016, representing the fourth consecutive year of decline in the commonwealth.
