Reuters reported that Indonesia's domestic cement consumption in May 2009 fell by 14.4% YoY to 3.05 million tonnes from a year earlier.
Indonesia's largest cement firm PT Semen Gresik had expected cement consumption to grow 0% to 3% in 2009, after rising 11.5% in 2008.
Following is the cement consumption data
| Area | May '08 | May '09 | Change |
| Banten | 177,372 | 158,859 | -10.4% |
| Jakarta | 333,892 | 284,644 | -14.7% |
| Java* | 1,516,994 | 1,246,588 | -17.8% |
| Sumatra | 792,094 | 675,270 | -14.7% |
| Kailmantan | 217,271 | 191,679 | -11.8% |
| Sulawesi | 243,245 | 239,574 | -1.5% |
| Nusa Tenggara | 201,109 | 179,334 | -10.8% |
| Maluku and Papua | 86,512 | 76,969 | -11.0% |
| Total | 3,568,489 | 3,052,917 | -14.4% |
In tonnes
Sourced: Indonesian Cement Association
(Sourced from www.reuters.com)