Global Cement (GC): It's nice to speak with you again Ed. How is the US cement sector faring right now? Ed Sullivan (ES): The US cement market is performing well. Our preliminary estimate is that it grew by 2.2% in 2018. This was more modest than we expected but we must remember that 2018 was a strange year for weather across the US. The states that reported declines in cement consumption were all east of the Mississippi. In that region, nine states recorded their wettest months in 124 years. That kind of weather puts a bit of a crimp on pouring concrete.
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机译：全球水泥（GC）：很高兴再次与你交谈。 美国水泥部门现在如何衡量？ ED SULLIVAN（ES）：美国水泥市场表现良好。 我们的初步估计是2018年增长了2.2％。这比我们预期的更为谦虚，但我们必须记住，2018年是美国对面的天气奇怪的一年。 报告了在密西西比州的水泥消费中下降的国家。 在该地区，九个国家在124年内记录了他们的最潮湿的月份。 那种天气在倾倒混凝土上放了一点卷曲。
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