Market Price Series

Snapshots of retail price indicators and movements of Consumer goods and services,
Construction materials; and wholesale price indicators and movements of Industrial
equipment and machinery

Q4-2016
Construction Material Price Index Issue No. 24

Highlights

1. Construction materials with

prices significantly moved
up during Q4-2016 are
Steel
Waterproofing Product
Building Metal Product
Marble & Natural Stones
Ready Mix Concrete

2. Construction materials with

prices declined during Q4-
2016 are
Wires & Cables
Cement & Gypsum
Sanitary Ware

3. Construction materials with relatively stable prices

Timber Glass & Mirrors
Bricks False Ceiling
Aggregates, Gravel & Sands Paints & Varnish
Tiles & Flooring Materials Pipes & Fittings

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 DETAILED TABLE
Index Change (%)
Construction Material Group
Q4 2015 Q3 2016 Q4 2016 Q-on-Q Y-on-Y
STEEL 67.5 75.1 77.6 3.3 14.9
Flat Steel 64.5 73.2 80.8 10.5 25.4
Beam Steel 70.7 77.8 78.6 1.1 11.3
Angled Steel 59.0 72.7 77.5 6.6 31.3
Bars 68.8 78.3 75.5 -3.6 9.8
Hightensile Steel 67.3 68.7 73.0 6.3 8.4
Binding Wire 75.0 80.0 80.0 0.0 6.7
BRICKS 90.1 102.5 102.5 0.0 13.9
Hollow Cement Block 89.1 103.5 103.5 0.0 16.1
Solid Cement Block 89.5 104.1 104.1 0.0 16.3
Hourdis Hollow 91.6 100.0 100.0 0.0 9.2
CEMENT & GYPSUM 94.9 94.6 92.4 -2.3 -2.6
Sulphate Resistance 113.4 118.1 118.1 0.0 4.2
Portland Cement 113.0 112.3 113.5 1.1 0.5
White Cement 100.0 100.0 82.3 -17.7 -17.7
Lime 88.2 82.4 88.2 7.1 0.0
Gypsum 60.1 60.1 60.1 0.0 0.0
AGGREGATES, GRAVEL & SANDS 110.4 110.4 110.4 0.0 0.0
Aggregates 115.3 115.3 115.3 0.0 0.0
Sand 105.6 105.6 105.6 0.0 0.0
BUILDING METAL PRODUCTS 91.2 91.2 93.1 2.1 2.1
Aluminium Sheet 91.2 91.2 93.1 2.1 2.1
TILES & FLOORING MATERIALS 106.8 106.9 106.9 0.0 0.1
Terrazzo Tiles 82.2 84.4 84.4 0.0 2.6
Marbles Tiles 105.0 105.0 105.0 0.0 0.0
Ceramic Tiles 108.4 106.9 106.9 0.0 -1.4
Porcelin Tiles 119.5 119.5 119.5 0.0 0.0
Glass Mosaic Tiles 118.9 118.9 118.9 0.0 0.0
GLASS & MIRRORS 123.3 122.1 122.1 0.0 -1.0
Transparent Glass 130.8 130.8 130.8 0.0 0.0
Tinted Glass 105.6 104.9 104.9 0.0 -0.7
Mirror Glass 145.4 145.4 145.4 0.0 0.0
Reflective Glass 111.5 107.3 107.3 0.0 -3.7
WIRES & CABLES 98.7 101.9 94.5 -7.2 -4.3
Single Core PVC Insulated Cables 129.4 139.7 110.3 -21.1 -14.8
UTP Data Cable 78.0 71.2 71.2 0.0 -8.7
Telephone Cable 90.9 100.0 100.0 0.0 10.0
Switches and Sockets 96.7 96.7 96.7 0.0 0.0

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 Index Change (%)
Construction Material Group
Q4 2015 Q3 2016 Q4 2016 Q-on-Q Y-on-Y
FALSE CEILING 86.2 83.0 83.0 0.0 -3.7
False Ceiling 86.2 83.0 83.0 0.0 -3.7
SANITARY WARE 99.5 101.3 100.8 -0.5 1.3
Bathroom Set without Accessories 83.3 80.5 79.1 -1.7 -5.1
Bathroom Set with Accessories 119.4 126.0 126.0 0.0 5.5
Sink Stainless Steel with Single Mixer 95.8 97.2 97.2 0.0 1.5
PIPES & FITTINGS 85.4 86.8 86.9 0.1 1.8
PVC Pipes 107.4 106.4 107.4 0.9 0.0
Mild Steel Pipes 63.4 67.1 66.4 -1.1 4.7
READY MIX CONCRETE 105.4 109.7 110.2 0.5 4.6
Concrete Ready Mix 105.4 109.7 110.2 0.5 4.6
TIMBER 92.7 91.7 91.7 0.0 -1.2
White Wood 80.5 75.1 75.1 0.0 -6.7
Red Timber 107.0 103.7 101.9 -1.8 -4.7
White Plywood 106.1 106.6 107.3 0.7 1.1
Red Teak Faced Plywood 80.9 84.9 86.5 1.9 7.0
Marine Plywood Humidity Resistance 89.2 88.0 87.4 -0.6 -1.9
WATERPROOFING PRODUCT 99.6 98.4 100.9 2.5 1.3
Bitumenous Product 99.6 98.4 100.9 2.5 1.3
PAINTS & VARNISH 106.0 106.0 106.0 0.0 0.0
Emulsion Paint 109.2 109.2 109.2 0.0 0.0
Mamorex paint 102.8 102.8 102.8 0.0 0.0
MARBLE & NATURAL STONES 120.1 119.2 121.0 1.5 0.7
Sahrawi 138.5 123.1 123.1 0.0 -11.1
Agloon 105.3 126.3 131.6 4.2 25.0
Maan 116.7 108.3 108.3 0.0 -7.1

The Construction Material Price Index (CMPI), a quarterly publication of the Dubai Chamber, monitors the price
movements of 251 construction materials commonly used in construction projects in Dubai. Prices are collected regularly
from 24 outlets by members of Dubai Chamber data management price collection team. The unweighted geometric
mean of the price relatives were calculated for each item. These geometric means for each item in each group were then
averaged across each group.

Our special thanks go to all enterprises providing us with the information.

Published by: Dubai Chamber Data Management Division

For information please contact Email: Economicresearch@dubaichamber.ae or visit www.dubaichamber.com
Tel: +971 4 2028 410 Fax: +971 4 202 8478

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