Year-on-Year Percent Change on RPI of Selected Construction Materials in the National Capital Region
(1978 = 100)
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2 0 0 6 | 2 0 0 7
Oct Nov Dec | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
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All items 4.8 3.9 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.6
A. Carpentry Materials 4.4 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.2 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.8
B. Electrical Materials 15.1 15.4 16.5r 14.5 13.5 13.5 13.0 10.7 8.8 8.2 6.2 4.9 4.8
C. Masonry Materials 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.9 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.8
D. Painting Materials
and Related Compounds 10.7 10.2 9.7 9.4 9.2 9.1 9.2 8.7 8.9 9.4 4.9 3.0 2.5
E. Plumbing Materials -0.5 -0.4 -0.5 -1.0 -0.9 -0.9 -1.1 -0.9 -1.1 -1.1 -0.5 0.1 1.5
F. Tinsmithry Materials 4.1 4.6 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 4.8 4.5 5.1 4.5 3.1 0.9
G. Miscellaneous Construction
Materials 4.4 4.7 7.5 8.3 7.8 9.7 9.0 8.9 9.3 10.7 9.2 12.4 12.2
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r - revised
Source: Economic Indices and Indicators Division, Prices and Indicators Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: November 20, 2007
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