On July 29, the National Development and Reform Commission announced the operation of the building materials industry from January to June this year. 

According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in the first half of this year, the building materials industry produced stable production with a rapid increase in output. 

From January to June, the cumulative output of the 32 types of building materials under monitoring all achieved growth. Among them, the output of cement was 1.15 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 14.1%; the output of flat glass was 510 million weight boxes, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%.

The ex-factory prices of major products rebounded slightly from the previous month. According to data from the China Building Materials Federation, in June, our country' s building materials and non-metallic mining industry ex-factory price index was 116.2 points, up 0.3% month-on-month and 3.4% year-on-year. Among them, the ex-factory price of cement industry in June decreased by 2.3% month-on-month and 0.3% year-on-year; the ex-factory price of flat glass industry increased by 11.2% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 74.1%.

Economic benefits continue to grow substantially. According to data from the China Building Materials Federation, from January to June, the building materials industry above designated size achieved operating income of 2.7 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.9%; realized a total profit of 223 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.7%. Among them, the operating income of the cement industry above designated size increased by 13.2% year-on-year, and the total profit decreased by 7.2%.

The value of imports and exports of commodities increased significantly year-on-year. According to data from China Building Materials Federation, from January to June, our country' s export volume of building materials and non-metallic mineral commodities increased by 36.3% year-on-year. The export volume and value of commodities such as cement products, mineral fibers and composite materials, building sanitary ceramics, bricks and building blocks, waterproof building materials, and light building materials all achieved year-on-year growth. From January to June, the import value of building materials and non-metallic minerals increased by 80% year-on-year. The volume and value of imports of flat glass, glass fiber and products, building stones, and building sanitary ceramics increased significantly year-on-year.