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New cement production stats show China far ahead of other nations, evidence of the massive building frenzy sweeping the nation. According to Prof. Goose at The Oil Drum:

Cement is mainly used to make concrete, and is sort of the "active ingredient" in concrete - it is combined with sand and gravel in roughly fixed proportions. So cement production can be considered a rough proxy for the total amount of construction going on in a country.