The month-on-month growth rate of the retail prices of selected construction materials in NCR went up to 3.1 percent in May from 1.5 in April. Increments in the prices of plumbing materials were higher at 0.8 percent in May from 0.4 percent in April; tinsmithry materials, 4.5 percent from 0.3 percent; and miscellaneous construction materials, 12.3 percent from 2.3 percent. The rest of the commodity groups however posted slower monthly growth rates.

The month-on-month growth rate of selected construction materials in NCR went up to 2.5 percent in March from 0.5 percent in February. Higher monthly growth rates were noticed in carpentry materials at 0.3 percent in March from 0.2 percent in February; painting materials and related compounds, 0.2 percent from -0.2 percent; and miscellaneous construction materials, 11.7 percent from 0.8 percent. Price gain in plumbing materials index at 0.2 percent was the same rate posted last month while prices for tinsmithry materials remained stable as the group's index registered a zero growth from 0.2 percent. The rest of the commodity groups recorded slower positive monthly price adjustments.

The retail prices of selected construction materials in NCR went up to 0.5 percent in January compared to zero growth in December. Prices of all the construction materials were registered upward movements during the month except for plumbing materials whose index posted a zero growth from 0.2 percent. Prices of carpentry materials and masonry materials increased by 0.2 percent in January from their respective December rates of zero growth and 0.1 percent; electrical materials, 2.1 percent from -0.1 percent; painting materials and related compounds, 2.3 percent from -0.4 percent; tinsmithry materials, 0.5 percent from 0.1 percent; and miscellaneous construction materials, 1.3 percent from -0.3 percent.