The estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2022 was 2.44 billion metric tons (Gt), unchanged from that of 2021, according to Jason Christopher Willett, commodity specialist at the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Minerals Information Center.
The estimated annual output of crushed stone produced for consumption in 2022 was 1.50 Gt unchanged from that of 2021.
The estimated annual output of construction sand and gravel produced for consumption in 2022 was 937 million metric tons (Mt), essentially unchanged from that of 2021.
The estimated total annual production for consumption of construction aggregates in 2022 decreased compared with that in 2021, in 23 of the 50 states for which estimates were made. The five leading states were, in descending order of total annual output for 2022, Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Their combined total annual production for consumption was 741 Mt, a slight increase compared with that of 2021.
For the fourth quarter of 2022, an estimated 575 Mt of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption, a decrease of 7% compared with that of the same period of 2021. An estimated 361 Mt of crushed stone was produced and shipped for consumption in the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of 7% compared with that of the same period of 2021. The estimated output of construction sand and gravel produced and shipped for consumption in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 214 Mt, a decrease of 9% compared with that of the same period of 2021.
The estimated production for consumption of construction aggregates in the fourth quarter of 2022 decreased in eight of the nine geographic divisions compared with that sold or used in the fourth quarter of 2021. In the fourth quarter, production for consumption decreased in 32 of the 41 states for which production estimates of construction aggregates were made.
The estimated production for consumption of crushed stone in the fourth quarter of 2022 decreased in seven of the nine geographic divisions compared with that sold or used in the fourth quarter of 2021. Production for consumption decreased in 33 of the 45 states for which production estimates of crushed stone were made.
The estimated production for consumption of construction sand and gravel in the fourth quarter of 2022 decreased in eight of the nine geographic divisions compared with that sold or used in the fourth quarter of 2021. Production for consumption decreased in 35 of the 44 states for which production estimates of construction sand and gravel were made.
The five states in the fourth quarter of 2022 were, in descending order of production, Texas, California, Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. Their combined total production for consumption was 172 Mt (30% of the U.S. total), a decrease of 6% compared with their combined total in 2021.
Shipments of portland and blended cement decreased slightly in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared with that in fourth quarter of 2021. Annual consumption increased by 3% in 2022, compared with that of 2021. This information is obtained from the USGS monthly survey of U.S. cement producers.