Key findings: P0151 - Contract Price Adjustment Provisions Work Group Indices (CPAP), September 2016

In September 2016, month-on-month percentage changes in the work group indices ranged from -3,1% for work group 172 to 3,6% for work group 126. The Consumer Price Index for September 2016 increased by 0,2% month-on-month.

 

The four indices reflecting monthly percentage changes mainly due to factors other than the headline CPI are:

 

  • Work group 126: The monthly percentage increase of 3,6% reflected by this index was mainly due to a 7,0% monthly increase in the PPI for SA Pine, kiln dried, which accounts for approximately 20,0% of the work group 126 index.

 

  • Work group 120: The monthly percentage increase of 3,4% reflected by this index was mainly due to a 6,2% monthly increase in the PPI for Modified Bitumen Sheeting, which accounts for approximately 53,0% of the work group 120 index.

 

  • Work group 154: The monthly percentage decrease of 2,3% reflected by this index was mainly due to a 6,2% monthly decrease in the PPI for Bitumen, which accounts for approximately 53,0% of the work group 154 index.

 

  • Work group 172: The monthly percentage decrease of 3,1% reflected by this index was mainly due to a 6,4% monthly decrease in SEIFSA for Metal prices - Copper RCP/ Metric Ton, which accounts for approximately 40,0% of the work group 172 index.