MONTH-ON-MONTH PERCENT CHANGE ON RPI OF SELECTED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
(1978 = 100)
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2 0 0 7 | 2 0 0 8
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Jan Feb Mar
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All items 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 -0.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.5
A. Carpentry Materials 0.3 -0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3
B. Electrical Materials 0.8 0.4 0.6 -0.4 0.5 -0.1r 0.3 0.3 0.5 -0.1 2.1 1.9 0.1
C. Masonry Materials 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.8
D. Painting Materials
and Related Compounds 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.8 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.4 2.3 -0.2 0.2
E. Plumbing Materials 0.0 -0.1 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2
F. Tinsmithry Materials -0.1 0.1 0.6 -0.3 0.9 0.0 -1.2 0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0
G. Miscellaneous Construction
Materials 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.0 1.5 -0.5 2.6 0.6 0.0 -0.3 1.3 0.8 11.7
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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: August 2, 2008
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