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

In April 2017, month-on-month percentage changes in the work group indices ranged from -1,9% for work group 172 to 1,6% for work group 126. 

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

  • Work group 126: The monthly percentage increase of 1,6% reflected by this index was mainly due to an 8,1% monthly increase in the PPI for Imported meranti, which accounts for 20,0% of the index.
  • Work group 141: The monthly percentage increase of 1,1% reflected by this index was mainly due to a 2,1% monthly increase in the PPI for Stainless steel products - flat rolled, which accounts for 50,0% of the index.
  • Work group 172: The monthly percentage decrease of 1,9% reflected by this index was mainly due to a 3,9% monthly decrease in SEIFSA for Copper RCP - metric ton, which accounts for 40,0% of the index.