Key findings: P0151 - Contract Price Adjustment Provisions Work Group Indices (CPAP), January 2017

In January 2017, month-on-month percentage changes in the work group indices ranged from -2,2% for work group 126 to 5,1% for work group 120. 

Noteworthy changes in the results for January 2017 are as follows: 

  • Work group 120: The monthly percentage increase of 5,1% reflected by this index was mainly due to a 27,1% monthly increase in the PPI for Joint Sealant, which accounts for approximately 12,0% of the work group 120 index.
  • Work group 154: The monthly percentage increase of 3,2% reflected by this index was mainly due to a 14,2% monthly increase in the PPI for Bitumen, which accounts for approximately 21,0% of the work group 154 index.
  • Work group 114: The monthly percentage increase of 3,1% reflected by this index was mainly due to a 3,9% monthly increase in the PPI for Reinforcing steel, which accounts for approximately 75,0% of the work group 114 index.
  • Work group 126: The monthly percentage decrease of 2,2% reflected by this index was mainly due to a 6,0% monthly decrease in the PPI for Imported Meranti, which accounts for approximately 20,0% of the work group 126 index.