The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released the report “Crushed Stone and Sand and Gravel in the Fourth Quarter 2021.“
An estimated 647 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of 7% compared with that of the same period of 2020. The estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2021 was 2.54 billion metric tons (Gt), an increase of 5% compared with that of 2020, according to Jason Willet, commodity specialist, National Minerals Information Center, USGS.
The estimated production for consumption of construction aggregates in the fourth quarter of 2021 increased in eight of the nine geographic divisions compared with that sold or used in the fourth quarter of 2020. In the fourth quarter, production for consumption increased in 35 of the 40 states for which production estimates of construction aggregates were made.
The five leading states in the fourth quarter of 2021 were, in descending order of production, Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Ohio. Their combined total production for consumption was 200 Mt (31% of the U.S. total).
The estimated total annual production for consumption of construction aggregates in 2021 increased compared with that in 2020, in 38 of the 50 states for which estimates were made. The five leading states were, in descending order of total annual output for 2021, Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Ohio. Their combined total annual output was 780 Mt, a 4% increase compared with that of 2020.
An estimated 397 Mt of crushed stone was produced and shipped for consumption in the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of 8% compared with that of the same period of 2020. The estimated annual output of crushed stone produced for consumption in 2021 was 1.54 Gt, an increase of 4% compared with that of 2020.
The estimated production for consumption of crushed stone in the fourth quarter of 2021 increased in eight of the nine geographic divisions compared with that sold or used in the fourth quarter of 2020. Production for consumption increased in 37 of the 45 states for which production estimates of crushed stone were made.
The estimated output of construction sand and gravel produced and shipped for consumption in the fourth quarter of 2021 was 250 Mt, an increase of 5% compared with that of the same period of 2020. The estimated annual output of construction sand and gravel produced for consumption in 2021 was 1.00 Gt, an increase of 6% compared with that of 2020.
The estimated production for consumption of construction sand and gravel in the fourth quarter of 2021 increased from fourth quarter 2020 levels in eight of the nine geographic divisions. Production for consumption increased in 34 of the 43 states for which production estimates of construction sand and gravel were made.
Shipments of portland and blended cement increased by 4% in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with that in the fourth quarter of 2020. Annual consumption increased by 4% in 2021, compared with that of 2020. This information is obtained from the USGS monthly survey of U.S. cement producers.
The above estimates are based on information reported to the USGS quarterly sample survey of construction aggregates producers in the United States.