The USGS reports that total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports in the United States and Puerto Rico, in May 2025 were an estimated 8.91 million tonnes, a 7.5% decrease from shipments in May 2024.
Further USGS data show that Portland and blended cement shipments from 1 January to 31 May 2025 totalled an estimated 37.9 million tonnes, a 6% decrease from those for the same period in 2024. Of the total blended tonnage reported 1 January to 31 May 2025, 22.7 million tonnes (96%) was estimated to be Portland limestone cement (Type IL); the leading destination for Type IL shipments by tonnage was Texas.
The leading producing States for Portland and blended cement in May 2025 were, in descending order, Texas, Missouri, California, Florida, and Michigan; these States accounted for 39.2% of cement produced. The leading cement-consuming States (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, and Illinois, in descending order) received 39.9% of shipments.
The USGS notes that masonry cement shipments totalled an estimated 190,000 tonnes in May 2025, a 6.5% decrease from those in May 2024. Shipments for the year through May totalled an estimated 860,000 tonnes, a reduction of 8% from those for the same period in 2024. The leading masonry-cement-consuming States in May 2025 were, in descending order, Florida, Texas, California, North Carolina, and Georgia; these States received 54.3% of shipments in May 2025.
Clinker production, excluding Puerto Rico, totalled an estimated 6.38 million tonnes in May 2025 compared with 6.46 million tonnes in May 2024. Production for the year through May totalled an estimated 24.5 million tonnes, a 9.9% decrease from the same period in 2024. The leading clinker-producing States in May 2025 were, in descending order, California, Missouri, Texas, Florida, and Alabama.
US Census Bureau data for clinker imports into the Detroit, MI, and Seattle, WA, customs districts do not include material trucked in from Canada on an informal-entry basis. Monthly imports can show significant year-over-year changes for a variety of reasons and commonly do not correlate well with consumption levels in the respective import districts in the same month. May 2025 imports of cement and clinker, including the San Juan, PR, customs district, totalled 2.51 million tonnes compared with 2.5 million tonnes in May 2024. Imports for the year through May totalled 9.81 million tonnes, a decrease of 4.7% from those for the same period in 2024.
