Construction Materials Retail Price Index (CMRPI)
In the National Capital Region (NCR)
(2012=100)
July 2020
Table A. Year-on-Year Growth Rates of the CMRPI in NCR, All Items
In Percent
(2012=100)
1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Figure 1. Growth Rates of the CMRPI in NCR, All Items
July 2019 - July 2020
(2012=100)
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Annual increment of CMRPI in NCR decelerates in July 2020
The CMRPI in NCR posted an annual growth of 1.1 percent in July 2020. This was slower than the 1.2 percent annual increment posted in June 2020 and July 2019. (Table A and Table 2)
The annual growth rates decelerated in the indices of the following commodity groups:
- Carpentry materials, 0.8 percent;
- Painting materials and related compounds, 1.5 percent; and
- Tinsmithry materials, 1.2 percent.
Meanwhile, the indices of electrical materials and miscellaneous construction materials exhibited higher annual mark-ups at 1.0 percent and 1.1 percent, respectively. The rest of the commodity groups retained their previous month’s annual growth rates. (Table 2)
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