Local cement deliveries in Chile fell 5.6 per cent in November compared to the same month last year, the first drop in nine months after important consecutive increases, according to a report by local financial firm CB Capitales. The report added that January-November deliveries have increased 5.2 per cent, evidence that the industry has made an important recovery when compared to mid-2002, although still below the seven per cent level for the same period in pre-crisis 1998. Tonnages for the entire 11-month period in 2003 were not available, but sales for the first six months were 1.86Mt, Chile's construction chamber reported previously.