According to the latest report by
The 5.961 million m³ produced was a 29.1% drop from the same period a year earlier.
The effects of the economic crisis are being blamed for the fall, as it has impacted the level of public infrastructure works as well as building for the residential and non-residential sectors.
volumes of construction are no more than 10% of what they were five to six years ago. The biggest drop regionally for prepared concrete production was in Castilla La Mancha, with a 55.4% drop in the first quarter, followed by Valencia and Navarra, with 47.3% and 44% respectively. In terms of production volume, Barcelona led with 682,000 m³ followed by Madrid with 557,800 m³.
