Month-on-Month Changes in Percent of Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index
(1985 = 100)
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Commodity Group 2006 2007
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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All Items 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.6r 0.2
Sand, stone and gravel 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0P
Cement 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 -0.2 0.1 0.2
Lumber 0.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0P
Plywood 0.0 -1.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0
Wood products 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.1
Fuels and lubricants -0.3 0.4 -4.4 1.4 3.5 2.5 2.2 0.3
Asphalt 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0P
Glass and glass products -0.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0
Hardware 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Metal pipes 0.0 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
pipes 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0P
Concrete products 0.3 -1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.1 -0.3 0.0
Plumbing fixtures 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0P
Paints 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Reinforcing steel -0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.1 0.0 2.7r 0.0
Structural steel -0.7 -0.8 0.0 0.3 5.2 -0.4 0.5 1.3
Galvanized iron (G.I.)
sheets 4.0 1.1r 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0P
Aluminum and other metal
products 7.0 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0P
Exterior electrical
equipment and supplies -0.7 -3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.3 0.0 0.0
Interior electrical
fixtures and devices 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 0.6 -0.3 1.0 -0.9
Tileworks 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.9 0.0 0.0
Blasting materials 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0P
Machinery and equipment
rental 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0P
Electrical rough-in
materials 0.0 -0.9 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -0.3 1.1 -1.1
UPVC water pipes 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0P
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Source: Economic Indices and Indicators Division
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: August 30, 2007
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