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Geographic Segment<br />

Variations in<br />

Local<br />

Currency(1)<br />

100<br />

Approximate<br />

Currency<br />

Fluctuations,<br />

Net of<br />

Inflation<br />

Effects<br />

Operating Income<br />

For the Year Ended<br />

December 31,<br />

Variations<br />

in Mexican<br />

Pesos 2008 2009<br />

(in millions of Pesos)<br />

North America<br />

Mexico ............................................................................ -2% — -2% Ps 14,254 Ps 13,965<br />

United States(2)............................................................... N/A N/A N/A (461) (7,290)<br />

Europe<br />

Spain(3)........................................................................... -55% -6% -61% 4,325 1,667<br />

United Kingdom.............................................................. +39% — +39% (1,411) (859)<br />

Germany.......................................................................... +18% +34% +52% 434 658<br />

France.............................................................................. +24% +32% +56% 505 786<br />

Rest of Europe(4) ............................................................ -59% +8% -51% 2,009 976<br />

South/Central America and the Caribbean<br />

Venezuela........................................................................ — — — 958 —<br />

Colombia......................................................................... +13% +13% +26% 2,116 2,672<br />

Rest of South/Central America and the Caribbean(5)..... -8% +20% +12% 2,481 2,784<br />

Africa and Middle East<br />

Egypt............................................................................... +34% +25% +59% 2,176 3,465<br />

Rest of Africa and the Middle East(6)............................. +20% +29% +49% 558 830<br />

Asia<br />

Philippines....................................................................... +58% +31% +89% 528 996<br />

Rest of Asia(7) ................................................................ +35% +44% +79% 57 102<br />

Others(8) ......................................................................... -223% +122% -101% (2,441) (4,912)<br />

Consolidated operating income.................................... -39% Ps 26,088 Ps 15,840<br />

N/A = Not Applicable<br />

(1) For purposes of a geographic segment consisting of a region, the net sales and operating income data in local currency terms for<br />

each individual country within the region are first translated into Dollar terms at the exchange rates in effect as of the end of the<br />

reporting period. Variations for a region represent the weighted average change in Dollar terms based on net sales and operating<br />

income for the region.<br />

(2) On June 15, 2009, we sold three quarries (located in Nebraska, Wyoming and Utah) and our 49% joint venture interest in the<br />

operations of a quarry located in Granite Canyon, Wyoming.<br />

(3) On December 26, 2008, we sold our Canary Islands operations (consisting of cement and ready-mix concrete assets in Tenerife<br />

and 50% of the shares in two joint-ventures, Cementos Especiales de las Islas, S.A. (CEISA) and Inprocoi, S.L.).<br />

(4) Our Rest of Europe segment includes our operations in Croatia, Poland, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Austria, Hungary,<br />

Finland, Norway and Sweden, as well as our other European assets.<br />

(5) Our Rest of South/Central America and the Caribbean segment includes our operations in Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican<br />

Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Argentina and our trading activities in the Caribbean.<br />

(6) Our Rest of Africa and the Middle East segment includes our operations in the UAE and Israel.<br />

(7) Our Rest of Asia segment includes our operations in Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, China and other assets in the Asian<br />

region.<br />

(8) Our Others segment includes our worldwide maritime trade operations, our information solutions company and other minor<br />

subsidiaries.<br />

Net Sales. Our consolidated net sales decreased approximately 12%, from Ps225.7 billion in 2008 to Ps197.8 billion in 2009.<br />

The decrease in net sales was primarily attributable to lower volumes and prices mainly from our operations in the United States and<br />

Spain. The infrastructure sector continues to be the main driver of demand in most of our markets. Our consolidated statement of<br />

operations present the results of our operations in Australia, net of income tax, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009<br />

and the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2008 in a single line item as “Discontinued operations.” Accordingly, our<br />

consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2008 was reclassified. See note 3B to our consolidated financial<br />

statements included elsewhere in this annual report. Set forth below is a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the effects of the<br />

various factors affecting our net sales on a geographic segment basis.

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