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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)
Products and services gross margin by reportable segment and total products and services consolidated gross margin are as follows:
years ended December 31 2019 2018
Mid-America Group 36.3% 32.3%
Southeast Group 25.6% 19.0%
West Group 20.1% 19.2%
Total Building Materials Business 25.9% 23.2%
Magnesia Specialties 39.8% 38.3%
Total Consolidated 26.7% 24.2%
Gross profit (loss) by product line is as follows:
years ended December 31
(in millions) 2019 2018
Building Materials Business:
Aggregates $ 807.9 $ 608.4
Cement 143.4 126.2
Ready Mixed Concrete 78.8 74.2
Asphalt and Paving Services 50.7 51.3
Products and Services 1,080.8 860.1
Freight (0.2 ) 0.2
Building Materials Business 1,080.6 860.3
Magnesia Specialties:
Products and Services 99.4 102.9
Freight (4.0 ) (4.2 )
Magnesia Specialties 95.4 98.7
Corporate 3.0 7.6
Total Consolidated Gross Profit $ 1,179.0 $ 966.6
Products and services gross margin by product line and total products and services consolidated gross margin are as follows:
years ended December 31 2019 2018
Aggregates 29.3% 25.7%
Cement 32.7% 32.5%
Ready Mixed Concrete 8.3% 7.7%
Asphalt and Paving 17.2% 19.8%
Total Building Materials Business 25.9% 23.2%
Magnesia Specialties 39.8% 38.3%
Total Consolidated 26.7% 24.2%
The following presents a rollforward of the Company’s consolidated gross profit:
years ended December 31
(in millions) 2019 2018
Consolidated gross profit, prior year $ 966.6 $ 971.9
Aggregates:
Pricing 111.5 89.7
Volume 139.3 41.9
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Operational performance (51.3 ) (125.5 )
Change in aggregates gross profit 199.5 6.1
Cement and downstream operations products and services 21.1 (19.0 )
Magnesia Specialties products (3.4 ) 8.8
Corporate (4.6 ) 0.7
Freight (0.2 ) (1.9 )
Change in consolidated gross profit 212.4 (5.3 )
Consolidated gross profit, current year $ 1,179.0 $ 966.6
1 Inclusive of cost increases/decreases, product and geographic mix and other operating impacts
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