PCA Market Research
PCA Market Research provides a wide-variety of high-quality market level research to the cement and ready-mixed concrete industries. The goal is to provide timely research that is meaningful and actionable so that our members and staff have the best information available for strategic planning and decision making.
Apparent Use Reports
Apparent use of cement and ready-mixed is tracked at the county, MSA, state and market levels.
 Apparent Use of Portland Cement - Apparent Use of Ready-Mixed Concrete
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Producer Price Index
Steel and asphalt prices rose sharply in August, reversing nearly a year of declines from record high levels, according to the Department of Labor’s monthly Producer Price Index (PPI).
Steel prices rose 6.8% from July to August. Asphalt prices increased 2.9%, and lumber was up 1.7% for its third consecutive monthly increase. Concrete prices decreased by 0.7%.
Steel prices are down 36.1% over the record levels of one year ago. Over the same period, asphalt prices decreased 15.6%, lumber prices dropped by 8.1%, and concrete prices increased by 0.6%.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. PCA provides this information to aid in the promotion of concrete and cement-based products.
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Survey of Portland Cement by User Group
The Portland Cement Association conducts a quarterly survey of portland cement use by user group.
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Cement Intensities
Cement Intensity is defined as a ratio of the amount of cement used per inflation-adjusted expenditures for construction put-in-place. Cement use is measured in metric tons. Nominal construction put-in-place expenditures are adjusted to $1996 real dollars.
While the cement intensity factor positively correlates with promotion activities, given that all other factors remain constant, changes in relative prices for competitive material, changes in the sectoral and geographical distribution of construction, as well as negative effects of the current economic downturn will also affect cement intensity.
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Market Promotion and Potential Reports
These research projects evaluate the current attitudes
and perceptions of decision makers to determine which building
materials they use and why in the following markets:
- Bridges
- Buildings
- Masonry
- Parking Lots
- Pavements
- Residential
- Transit & Rail
- Soil-cement and RCC
- Waste Remediation
- Water Resources
PCA Market Research also estimates the potential for cement in
some markets and applications.
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