Retail Price Index of Selected Construction Materials in the National Capital Region by Month: 2000
(1978 = 100)

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                                                             Painting
Period         All    Carpentry   Electrical     Masonry    Materials   Plumbing  Tinsmithry  Miscellaneous
             Items    Materials    Materials   Materials  and Related  Materials   Materials   Construction
                                                            Compounds                             Materials
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2000         789.4       1103.3        668.7       737.3        617.7      885.7       532.0          465.3

January      777.5       1109.6        653.1       708.3        610.4      878.9       529.0          432.6
February     778.2       1107.0        655.0       714.5        612.7      879.2       529.0          432.3
March        784.3       1112.5        661.8       733.3        610.7      881.1       529.2          432.3
April        782.2       1106.8        661.1       735.1        613.9      881.9       528.8          427.8
May          786.4       1106.9        660.4       732.0        614.2      881.6       529.6          454.0
June         787.5       1097.7        663.1       733.9        614.1      883.5       530.6          472.8
July         785.9       1100.3        663.4       734.2        614.6      883.5       530.6          458.8
August       788.7       1096.0        664.8       734.9        614.4      883.6       531.1          480.1
September    793.1       1094.8        680.1       744.0        618.6      891.2       537.9          485.3
October      794.4       1098.5        681.8       750.1        623.9      891.0       536.8          477.0
November     805.6       1103.7        689.1       759.4        628.9      893.6       536.3          514.1
December     809.2       1105.4        690.4       767.5        636.4      899.3       535.2          516.4

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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:   September 17, 2001

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