diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/cldr-icu-readme.txt b/icu4c/source/data/cldr-icu-readme.txt
index 236ad9d79dd..2819ef8d7ee 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/cldr-icu-readme.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/cldr-icu-readme.txt
@@ -6,10 +6,27 @@
 # ***************************************************************************
 
 Steps for building ICU data from CLDR:
+
+Users of CLDR:
+1. Download cldrtools.zip from the CLDR website (http://www.unicode.org/cldr/repository_access.html) and unzip in a directory 
+2. Download cldr.zip from the CLDR website (same as above) and unzip in cldr directory
+3. Check out ICU from ICU CVS repository  http://www.ibm.com/software/globalization/icu/repository.jsp
+4. Set the required environment variables
+        export JAVA_HOME=<path>/java
+        export ANT_OPTS="-DCLDR_DTD_CACHE=<path>/temp/cldrdtd"
+        export CLDR_DIR=<path>/cldr   
+        export CLDR_JAR=<path>/cldr.jar
+        export ICU4C_DIR=<path>/icu
+        export ICU4J_JAR=<path>/icu4j.jar 
+        export UTILITIES_JAR=<path>/utilities.jar
+5. Change directory to <path>/icu/source/data/
+6. Enter command
+   <path>/ant/bin/ant clean all
+   
 Developers of CLDR:
-1. Check out CLDR from the CVS repository
-2. Check out ICU from ICU CVS repository
-3. Check out ICU4J from ICU CVS repository
+1. Check out CLDR from the CVS repository http://www.unicode.org/cldr/repository_access.html and build the tools.
+2. Check out ICU from ICU CVS repository http://www.ibm.com/software/globalization/icu/repository.jsp and build it.
+3. Check out ICU4J from ICU CVS repository http://www.ibm.com/software/globalization/icu/repository.jsp and build it.
 4. Set the required environment variables
         export JAVA_HOME=<path>/java
         export ANT_OPTS="-DCLDR_DTD_CACHE=<path>/temp/cldrdtd"
@@ -19,7 +36,7 @@ Developers of CLDR:
         export ICU4J_CLASSES=<path>/icu4j/classes
 5. Change directory to <path>/icu/source/data/
 6. Enter command
-   <path>/ant/bin/ant all
+   <path>/ant/bin/ant clean all
 
 Debugging in Eclipse:
 1. From Eclipse select Run > Run from toolbar
@@ -39,19 +56,3 @@ Debugging in Eclipse:
         ICU4C_DIR=/work/icu
         ICU4J_CLASSES=<path>/icu4j/classes
 6. Set a break point in CLDRBuild or the tool class that needs to be debugged.
-
-Users of CLDR:
-1. Download cldrtools.zip from the CLDR website and unzip in a directory
-2. Download cldr.zip from the CLDR website and unzip in cldr directory
-3. Check out ICU from ICU CVS repository
-4. Set the required environment variables
-        export JAVA_HOME=<path>/java
-        export ANT_OPTS="-DCLDR_DTD_CACHE=<path>/temp/cldrdtd"
-        export CLDR_DIR=<path>/cldr   
-        export CLDR_JAR=<path>/cldr.jar
-        export ICU4C_DIR=<path>/icu
-        export ICU4J_JAR=<path>/icu4j.jar 
-        export UTILITIES_JAR=<path>/utilities.jar
-5. Change directory to <path>/icu/source/data/
-6. Enter command
-   <path>/ant/bin/ant all