10月，建筑企业开工逐渐增多，建材行业整体需求有所回升，产销规模有所扩大。其中，水泥产量环比增长4.2%，销量环比增长0.59%；平板玻璃产量环比增长1.5%，销量环比增长1.55%。从出口来看，由于国外需求继续下滑，水泥出口量环比下降17.4%，平板玻璃出口量环比下降6.7%。从行业内部看，结构性矛盾与市场需求不足仍是制约建材行业增长的主要因素。未来两月，建材工业生产保持平稳增长的同时，增速增幅逐渐收窄，持续保持回落态势。预计2014年，水泥产量将达到25.0亿吨左右，同比增长约3.5%；平板玻璃产量将达到7.9亿重量箱左右，同比增长约2.0%。

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