Global Cement (GC): How did the US cement sector fare in 2019? Ed Sullivan (ES): The US cement sector performed very solidly in 2019, growing by 3.0% year-on-year, a fair bit more than the 2.4% we expected. Consumption levels were depressed in the first half but jumped back strongly in the second half. In the first quarter cement consumption grew by 2.6% year-on-year but then it stalled in the second quarter, mostly due to exceptionally wet weather in many states. 40 states recorded above normal precipitation. Five states, largely in the Great Lakes and Plains in the centre of the US, recorded their wettest years ever. Another 17 states saw very high precipitation levels, again, mostly across the Mid-West and central states.
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机译：全球水泥（GC）：2019年美国水泥部门的票价如何？ Ed Sullivan（es）：美国水泥部门在2019年表现得非常稳固，同比增长3.0％，比我们预期的2.4％的展览会增加了3.0％。 在上半场，消费水平沮丧，但在下半场强烈跳回来。 在第一季度水泥消费量同比增长2.6％，但随后它在第二季度停滞不前，主要是由于许多州的异常潮湿的天气。 40个州记录在正常沉淀以上。 五个州，主要是在美国中心的大湖和平原中，记录了他们的最潮湿的岁月。 另外17个州看到了很高的降水水平，而且大多在中西部和中央州。
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