The month-on-month inflation rate in the retail prices of selected construction materials in NCR went up at a slower rate of 0.4 percent in October from 0.5 percent in September as prices of painting materials and related compounds further dropped to -0.4 percent from -0.1 percent. Moreover, a slower price increase was noted in miscellaneous construction materials at 0.6 percent from 2.6 percent. Prices of masonry and plumbing materials remained stable as their group's indexes registered a zero growth from 0.4 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. Price gain in electrical materials remained at 0.3 percent while the rest of the commodity groups posted higher monthly growth rates.

The retail prices of selected construction materials in NCR generally went down by -0.1 percent in August compared to the 0.5 percent increase in July. Prices of carpentry materials and miscellaneous construction materials correspondingly dropped by -0.1 percent and -0.5 percent in August from their respective last monthÒ³ rates of 0.1 percent and 1.5 percent. Moreover, prices of painting materials and related compounds and plumbing materials moved up at slower pace of 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent from 0.8 percent and 0.9 percent. Prices for the rest of the commodity groups remained stable as they recorded a zero growth.

The monthly change of the retail price index of selected construction materials in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up at a slower rate of 0.3 percent in April from 0.6 percent in March. The increase in electrical materials index eased to 0.3 percent in April from 1.3 percent in March; masonry materials index, 0.1 percent from 0.6 percent; painting materials and related compounds index, 0.2 percent from 0.8 percent; and miscellaneous construction materials index, 1.4 percent from 1.6 percent. A zero growth was recorded in plumbing materials index while the rest of the commodity groups have higher monthly growth rates.