Table A. Year-on-Year Growth Rates of the CMWPI in NCR
All Items, In Percent
(2018=100)
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| 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| *Year-on-year change of average CMWPI for October 2024 vs. 2023 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Wholesale Prices Survey of Selected Commodities for the Generation of Wholesale Price Index | |||
Figure 1. Annual Growth Rates of the CMWPI in NCR, All Items
October 2023 - October 2024
(2018=100)

Annual growth rate of CMWPI in NCR remained at 0.3 percent in October 2024
The year-on-year growth rate of CMWPI in NCR remained at 0.3 percent for the third consecutive month in October 2024. In October 2023, its annual growth rate was registered at 1.4 percent. (Figure 1, and Tables A and 2)
Compared with their respective annual growth rates in September 2024, faster annual increments were observed in the indices of hardware at 0.7 percent in October 2024 from 0.5 percent in the previous month, plumbing fixtures and accessories/waterworks at 1.2 percent in the current month from 1.1 percent in September 2024, and painting works at 0.6 percent in October 2024 from 0.5 percent in the previous month. Moreover, an annual increase was recorded in the index of lumber at 0.3 percent in the current month from a 0.1 percent annual decline in September 2024.
On the other hand, faster annual declines were recorded in the indices of sand and gravel at 0.4 percent in October 2024 from 0.3 percent annual drop in the previous month, cement at 2.0 percent in the current month from 1.9 percent annual decline in September 2024, and fuels and lubricants at 2.1 percent in October 2024 from 0.8 percent annual drop in the previous month.
The indices of the rest of the commodity groups either retained their respective September 2024 annual rates or had zero percent annual rates during the month. (Table 2)
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