The month-on-month growth rate of the retail prices of selected construction materials in NCR went up at a slower rate of 1.1 percent in July from 7.3 percent in June. Lower price gains were noted in carpentry materials at 0.6 percent in July from 1.4 percent in June; painting materials and related compounds, 0.7 percent from 1.2 percent; plumbing materials, 0.4 percent from 0.8 percent; tinsmithry materials, 0.8 percent from 3.5 percent; and miscellaneous construction materials, 2.4 percent from 28.1 percent. The rest of the commodity groups registered higher monthly growth rates.

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.