Month-on-Month Changes in Percent of Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index
(1985 = 100)
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Commodity Group 2007 2008
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
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All Items 0.6 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.7r 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.4
Sand, stone and gravel 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5
Cement 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 -0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Lumber 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3
Plywood -1.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0.5
Wood products 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Fuels and lubricants 0.4 -4.4 1.4 3.5 2.5 2.2 0.3 1.8 0.9 3.0 4.1 2.2r 0.3
Asphalt 20.6r 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Glass and glass products 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hardware 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.4
Metal pipes -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
pipes 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0
Concrete products -1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Plumbing fixtures 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
Paints -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4
Reinforcing steel 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.1 0.0 2.7r 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 3.0
Structural steel -0.8 0.0 0.3 5.2 -0.4 0.5 1.3 -0.8 0.2 0.0 -0.4 0.0 1.3
Galvanized iron (G.I.)
sheets 1.1r 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.5r 0.0 0.0 0.0r 0.8
Aluminum and other metal
products 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exterior electrical
equipment and supplies -3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 -0.9
Interior electrical
fixtures and devices -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 0.6 -0.3 1.0 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.0 3.2
Tileworks 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.9 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
Blasting materials 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Machinery and equipment
rental -2.3r -0.6r 0.2r -0.8r -1.2r -0.8r -0.7r 0.6r 0.1 -2.2 -1.4 -1.9 -1.0
Electrical rough-in
materials -0.9 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -0.3 1.1 -1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.0 3.4
UPVC water pipes 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0
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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: February 27, 2008
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