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Construction Material Price Indices

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Contents

Key findings ..................................................................................................................................................... 2

Table 1: Contract price adjustment provisions (CPAP) work group indices ................................................. 2
Tables 2 and 3: Construction input price index (CIPI) .................................................................................. 2
Table 4: Mining and construction plant and equipment price indices........................................................... 2
Table 5: Mechanical and electrical engineering input price indices ............................................................. 2
Table 6: Civil engineering material price indices .......................................................................................... 2
Detailed results ................................................................................................................................................ 3
Table 1 – Contract price adjustment provisions (CPAP) work group indices ............................................... 3
Table 2 – Construction input price index (CIPI): material purchases by type of service .............................. 5
Table 3 – Construction input price index (CIPI): material purchases for the whole industry ....................... 6
Table 4 – Mining and construction plant and equipment price indices ........................................................ 7
Table 5 – Mechanical and electrical engineering input price indices ........................................................... 7
Table 6 – Civil engineering material price indices ........................................................................................ 7
Glossary ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................... 8
General information ......................................................................................................................................... 9

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Key findings

Table 1: Contract price adjustment provisions (CPAP) work group indices

Noteworthy month-on-month changes in August 2023 were as follows:

Work group 120 – waterproofing: the index increased by 2,4%. There was a change of 3,3% in the index for
bituminous mixtures (accounting for 65,0% of this group).

Work group 116 – brick and blockwork: the index increased by 1,7%. There were changes of 3,7% in the PPI
index for clay bricks (accounting for 45,0% of this group) and 0,8% in the PPI index for cement (accounting for
6,0% of this group).

Work group 160 – electrical installations: the index decreased by 1,5%. There were changes of -1,4% in the
SEIFSA index for PVC (table N) (accounting for 5,0% of this group), -2,2% in the SEIFSA index for copper 7.9
mm rod (table N) (accounting for 35,0% of this group) and -7,3% in the SEIFSA index for aluminium products
99.7 EC grade rod (accounting for 10,0% of this group).

Work group 162 – electrical reticulation: the index decreased by 3,0%. There were changes of -2,2% in the
SEIFSA index for copper 7.9 mm rod (table N) (accounting for 45,0% of this group) and -7,3% in the SEIFSA
index for aluminium products 99.7 EC grade rod (accounting for 25,0% of this group).

Work group 125 – metal roofing (aluminium): the index decreased by 6,5%. There was a change of -7,3% in
the SEIFSA index for aluminium products 99.7 EC grade rod (accounting for 90,0% of this group).

Tables 2 and 3: Construction input price index (CIPI)

The annual change in the index for total construction was 6,0% in August 2023. The index increased by 1,5%
month-on-month.

The following indices recorded noteworthy month-on-month changes:

 construction tyres (13,8%);
 construction electric motors, generators or transformers (11,8%);
 ready-mix concrete (5,2%);
 electrical cable (4,8%);
 builders’ carpentry of wood (-0,6%); and
 construction structural and reinforcing steel (-0,8%).

Table 4: Mining and construction plant and equipment price indices

The annual change in the index for plant and equipment was 10,4% in August 2023. The index increased by
0,3% month-on-month.

Table 5: Mechanical and electrical engineering input price indices

The annual change in the index for mechanical engineering was 2,9% in August 2023. The index increased
by 0,2% month-on-month.

The annual change in the index for electrical engineering was 8,0% in August 2023. The index increased by
1,9% month-on-month.

Table 6: Civil engineering material price indices

The annual change in the total index (civil engineering material) was 3,1% in August 2023. The index remained
unchanged month-on-month.

Risenga Maluleke
Statistician-General

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Detailed results

Table 1 – Contract price adjustment provisions (CPAP) work group indices

Base: Dec 2021=100

102 104 106 110 111 112 113 114
Year and month Alterations Earthworks Piling Concrete Formwork Precast Post Reinforce-
(excluding concrete tensioning ment
formwork)
2022 Aug 106,0 107,8 108,2 109,2 105,3 107,3 114,4 105,6
Sep 106,1 108,1 108,4 109,5 105,4 107,4 114,4 105,4
Oct 106,5 108,3 108,5 111,3 104,7 106,7 109,9 103,0
Nov 106,8 108,8 108,3 110,1 104,8 106,2 110,0 101,6
Dec 107,2 108,9 108,4 109,5 105,1 106,2 110,1 102,2
2023 Jan 107,1 110,4 111,0 115,2 105,0 108,0 110,0 101,8
Feb 107,9 110,9 111,9 118,6 105,4 109,3 110,3 101,8
Mar 109,0 111,6 111,6 115,6 106,6 109,0 111,9 101,8
Apr 109,4 112,4 112,0 115,3 107,3 107,8 112,0 101,2
May 109,6 112,6 112,2 115,2 107,5 107,9 112,0 102,0
Jun 109,8 113,0 112,4 114,9 107,2 107,7 112,1 102,0
Jul 110,8 115,7 114,7 116,8 107,1 108,0 112,3 100,8
Aug 111,1 116,0 114,9 117,2 107,1 108,1 112,4 100,0

116 118 120 122 124 125 126 129

Year and month Brick and Masonry Water Non metal Metal roofing Metal roofing Carpentry and Ceilings
block proofing roofing (steel) (aluminium) joinery
work
2022 Aug 105,3 102,5 127,9 108,2 94,5 102,2 106,3 111,5
Sep 102,7 103,7 124,1 109,5 94,5 105,7 106,5 111,4
Oct 101,9 104,4 124,2 109,2 86,2 104,7 106,6 111,1
Nov 102,9 104,5 122,5 108,3 86,3 107,1 107,0 113,7
Dec 104,0 105,2 121,4 109,4 86,3 102,2 107,2 115,3
2023 Jan 105,4 106,9 119,5 110,3 86,3 107,4 106,8 115,7
Feb 107,8 108,3 121,7 115,8 86,4 112,8 107,1 115,9
Mar 107,9 111,5 125,2 113,5 89,4 116,3 108,3 115,1
Apr 106,4 112,9 126,9 114,9 93,6 108,7 108,9 118,7
May 108,6 114,3 127,3 114,8 93,6 113,8 108,7 121,0
Jun 108,7 113,3 133,9 114,0 91,9 118,9 108,6 121,2
Jul 109,9 113,6 127,0 113,8 90,2 111,7 107,0 122,6
Aug 111,8 114,4 130,1 113,7 90,3 104,4 107,1 123,3

130 132 134 136 138 140 141 142

Year and month Resilient floor Ironmongery Structural Metalwork Partitioning Aluminium Stainless In situ
and wall steelwork systems work steel finishes
coverings in buildings work
2022 Aug 108,5 122,8 105,2 105,9 108,7 109,5 113,5 107,4
Sep 109,6 122,9 105,2 105,9 109,5 112,2 100,7 107,7
Oct 109,7 122,9 103,1 102,6 109,3 112,4 101,0 108,7
Nov 109,8 123,0 103,3 102,7 109,4 110,7 101,7 108,4
Dec 109,9 123,1 103,5 102,8 109,6 110,8 103,8 108,2
2023 Jan 109,9 127,1 103,5 102,9 109,8 113,3 104,1 110,9
Feb 110,1 127,3 103,9 103,1 110,1 113,6 102,4 113,0
Mar 110,4 129,7 105,6 105,1 110,8 110,4 110,8 112,2
Apr 110,5 129,8 106,6 104,7 110,5 110,3 110,6 112,2
May 110,5 130,5 107,0 105,1 111,0 113,9 108,6 112,5
Jun 110,6 130,6 106,5 104,5 111,0 114,0 103,3 112,4
Jul 110,8 135,3 106,1 103,8 109,4 111,2 103,8 113,7
Aug 110,9 135,4 105,6 103,1 109,4 111,3 103,9 114,1

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Table 1 – Contract price adjustment provisions (CPAP) work group indices (concluded)

Base: Dec 2021=100

144 146 148 149 150 152 154 160
Tiling Drainage Plumbing Aluminium Glazing Painting Roadwork Electrical
Year and month shop installations
fronts and
pre-glazed
windows
2022 Aug 106,6 106,1 107,2 105,6 101,1 106,0 115,6 95,5
Sep 105,1 106,3 104,7 108,0 104,3 106,7 114,0 96,4
Oct 105,3 106,5 104,9 108,1 104,4 108,2 114,1 94,4
Nov 105,4 106,7 105,2 107,0 103,3 108,5 113,7 94,7
Dec 105,6 106,9 105,6 107,2 103,3 108,6 114,1 95,0
2023 Jan 105,5 107,0 105,8 109,0 105,2 108,6 116,0 98,2
Feb 110,3 107,9 106,0 109,3 105,3 109,8 115,9 101,0
Mar 111,0 108,8 110,8 108,2 105,4 112,1 117,4 103,5
Apr 111,2 109,1 110,9 108,3 105,5 112,0 118,4 103,6
May 111,3 109,4 110,7 109,8 105,5 112,9 117,5 103,6
Jun 111,3 109,3 109,5 109,9 105,5 112,3 120,0 102,5
Jul 111,8 112,5 111,9 108,9 105,6 112,4 119,2 102,1
Aug 111,9 112,8 112,1 109,1 105,6 113,1 120,3 100,6

162 170 171 172 173 180 181 190

Year and month Electrical Mechanical Ductwork Refrigeration Steel water Lump sum Commercial/ Preliminaries
reticulation services installations installations pipe domestic industrial
installations buildings buildings
2022 Aug 92,9 107,7 98,7 96,8 113,2 105,8 106,5 111,8
Sep 95,6 108,3 98,6 98,5 108,2 105,3 106,4 111,5
Oct 94,3 107,5 93,2 99,0 104,5 104,8 105,9 111,9
Nov 95,6 107,7 93,2 99,7 106,3 105,1 106,1 113,5
Dec 94,8 107,4 93,2 100,4 105,5 105,3 106,2 112,3
2023 Jan 98,8 110,1 93,2 101,8 108,8 106,3 107,4 110,9
Feb 103,1 108,9 93,2 104,4 108,3 107,9 108,5 111,4
Mar 106,5 110,5 95,0 106,3 109,8 109,0 109,7 112,3
Apr 105,6 109,6 97,4 106,5 107,7 109,0 109,8 112,3
May 106,7 110,3 97,6 106,4 109,8 109,5 110,1 111,9
Jun 106,8 110,3 96,2 105,3 109,8 109,1 109,9 111,5
Jul 105,0 112,8 97,2 107,6 112,7 109,8 110,5 113,5
Aug 101,9 113,7 97,2 106,9 111,7 110,2 110,7 114,4

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Table 2 – Construction input price index (CIPI): material purchases by type of service

Index (Dec 2021=100) % change

Aug 2023 Aug 2023
Service Weight
Aug 2022 Jul 2023 Aug 2023 vs. vs.
Jul 2023 Aug 2022
Total construction 100,00 109,3 114,2 115,9 1,5 6,0
Site preparation 1,66 111,7 118,6 123,4 4,0 10,5
Civil engineering; Building of
complete structures 63,96 109,6 114,5 116,1 1,4 5,9
Building installation 16,28 106,4 111,7 114,7 2,7 7,8
Building completion 15,96 110,6 116,6 117,5 0,8 6,2
Renting of construction or
demolition equipment with
operators 2,14 109,0 102,1 105,3 3,1 -3,4

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Table 3 – Construction input price index (CIPI): material purchases for the whole industry

Index (Dec 2021=100) % change

Aug 2023 Aug 2023
Product Weight
Aug 2022 Jul 2023 Aug 2023 vs. vs.
Jul 2023 Aug 2022
Total construction 100,00 109,3 114,2 115,9 1,5 6,0
Construction stone and sand 4,86 105,5 116,0 115,9 -0,1 9,9
Aggregate stone 3,47 107,0 115,1 114,7 -0,3 7,2
Sand 0,42 107,3 123,3 123,3 0,0 14,9
Granite, sandstone and other
monumental and building
stone 0,97 99,5 116,0 117,3 1,1 17,9
Carpets (excluding mats and
rugs) 2,05 107,5 118,3 118,3 0,0 10,0
Boards of wood 0,33 109,0 109,0 109,0 0,0 0,0
Builders' carpentry of wood 0,14 109,1 103,6 103,0 -0,6 -5,6
Paints 2,31 105,9 115,4 116,9 1,3 10,4
Construction tyres 0,36 115,7 128,2 145,9 13,8 26,1
Construction pipes, tubes and 5,00 106,2 115,2 115,3 0,1 8,6
fittings Tubes, pipes, tube-fittings and
pipe-fittings of copper 0,97 96,2 105,6 106,3 0,7 10,5
Concrete pipes 0,31 88,3 99,0 99,1 0,1 12,2
Construction plastic pipes,
tubes and fittings 3,72 110,3 119,0 119,0 0,0 7,9
Adhesive and sealant 0,64 106,8 115,0 115,0 0,0 7,7
Vinyl sheeting and flooring 1,28 110,0 107,8 107,8 0,0 -2,0
Construction bricks and tiles 8,39 105,7 112,7 114,2 1,3 8,0
Bricks 4,16 104,8 116,7 118,6 1,6 13,2
Tiles 4,23 106,6 108,7 109,8 1,0 3,0
Cement 7,29 112,3 118,6 119,5 0,8 6,4
Ready-mix concrete 9,91 105,2 113,8 119,7 5,2 13,8
Ceiling boards 0,93 113,6 131,7 132,7 0,8 16,8
Roof sheeting 0,55 107,6 90,6 90,6 0,0 -15,8
Pre-mix asphalt 3,89 114,1 114,4 114,6 0,2 0,4
Bituminous mixtures 3,26 139,5 134,8 139,3 3,3 -0,1
Construction structural and 26,27 109,8 110,7 109,8 -0,8 0,0
reinforcing steel Reinforcing metal work 9,44 105,4 97,5 96,3 -1,2 -8,6
Equipment for scaffolding,
shuttering and propping 1,72 116,3 102,3 94,9 -7,2 -18,4
Welded angles, shapes and
sections for use in
manufactured structures 8,51 113,2 119,1 119,1 0,0 5,2
Steel door and window frames 6,60 110,0 121,0 121,0 0,0 10,0
Construction basic metal 1,68 112,2 99,1 99,1 0,0 -11,7
products Bars and rods of iron or steel 1,00 107,8 102,5 102,5 0,0 -4,9
Angles, shapes, sections and
similar products of iron or
steel 0,44 122,5 87,7 87,7 0,0 -28,4
Wire of iron or steel 0,24 111,9 105,2 105,2 0,0 -6,0
Construction pumps,
compressors and refrigerator
machinery 0,65 105,7 116,7 120,3 3,1 13,8
Construction electric motors,
generators or transformers 3,85 116,1 130,7 146,1 11,8 25,8
Electrical components 3,55 103,1 119,4 120,9 1,3 17,3
Electrical cable 5,79 100,6 105,2 110,3 4,8 9,6
Construction electricity
distribution and control
equipment 5,89 109,3 111,5 111,5 0,0 2,0
Nails, screws and metal
fasteners 1,13 104,8 96,2 96,2 0,0 -8,2

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Table 4 – Mining and construction plant and equipment price indices

Index (Dec 2021=100) % change

Aug 2023 Aug 2023
Product Weight
Aug 2022 Jul 2023 Aug 2023 vs. vs.
Jul 2023 Aug 2022
Plant and equipment 100,00 109,6 120,6 121,0 0,3 10,4
Lifting and handling
equipment and parts thereof 5,55 105,2 106,6 108,1 1,4 2,8
Machinery for mining, 17,94 108,5 123,2 124,3 0,9 14,6
quarrying and construction Moving, grading, levelling,
and parts thereof scraping, excavating, tamping,
compacting and extracting
machinery 11,78 107,9 119,7 120,4 0,6 11,6
Machinery for sorting,
screening, separating,
washing, crushing, grinding,
mixing and kneading of
construction material 6,16 109,7 129,9 131,8 1,5 20,1
Lorries, trucks and vans
exceeding 3,5 tons 76,51 110,1 121,0 121,1 0,1 10,0

Table 5 – Mechanical and electrical engineering input price indices

Index (Dec 2021=100) % change

Aug 2023 Aug 2023
Service Weight
Aug 2022 Jul 2023 Aug 2023 vs. vs.
Jul 2023 Aug 2022
Mechanical engineering 100,00 110,9 113,9 114,1 0,2 2,9
Electrical engineering 100,00 107,7 114,1 116,3 1,9 8,0

Table 6 – Civil engineering material price indices1

Index (Dec 2021=100) % change

Aug 2023 Aug 2023
Product
Aug 2022 Jul 2023 Aug 2023 vs. vs.
Jul 2023 Aug 2022
Civil engineering material - total 110,4 113,8 113,8 0,0 3,1
Civil engineering material (excluding bitumen) 109,1 112,2 112,3 0,1 2,9
Civil engineering material (excluding reinforcing metal work) 117,1 121,8 123,6 1,5 5,6
Civil engineering material (excluding reinforcing metal work and bitumen) 109,4 114,3 114,5 0,2 4,7
Civil engineering material - structures (excluding bitumen) 109,1 109,3 108,8 -0,5 -0,3
Civil engineering material - roads, general 113,4 115,7 116,2 0,4 2,5
Civil engineering material - roads, general (excluding bitumen) 107,4 111,0 110,6 -0,4 3,0
Civil engineering material - roads, refurbishment 117,9 119,8 121,1 1,1 2,7
Civil engineering material - roads, refurbishment (excluding bitumen) 108,0 113,0 112,8 -0,2 4,4
Civil engineering material - roads, reseal 129,1 126,6 129,3 2,1 0,2
Civil engineering material - roads, reseal (excluding bitumen) 109,2 114,2 113,6 -0,5 4,0
Civil engineering material - bulk earthworks 109,9 114,4 114,3 -0,1 4,0
Civil engineering material - bulk earthworks (excluding bitumen) 107,9 113,0 112,6 -0,4 4,4

1 The information in this table is published in conjunction with engineering associations SAFCEC and SAICE.

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Glossary

Construction Input Price Indices The index reflects material purchases in the construction industry.
(CIPI)

Contract Price Adjustment The CPAP work group indices are used for making adjustments based on
Provisions (CPAP) cost fluctuations in labour, plant and materials.

Contract Price Adjustment The committee is the oversight structure for the Construction Price
Provisions Steering Committee Adjustment Provisions published by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) and
comprises of representatives of the following industry associations and
organisations: The Association of South African Quantity Surveyors
(ASAQS), Electrical Contractors’ Association (SA), Master Builders South
Africa, South African Institute of Architects, Department of Public Works and
Stats SA.

CPAP manuals The updated CPAP manuals "CPAP Application Manual” and “CPAP Work
Groups Composition and Weighting of Sub-Indices" are obtainable from
ASAQS’ website: www.asaqs.co.za – search for CPAP, or by phoning (012)
406 3304.

Respondent response rate The respondent response rate for August 2023 was 97,5%. The rate was
calculated by means of the total number of companies where prices were
collected as a percentage of the total sample.

Sources for CPAP The CPAP work group indices are derived from changes in the cost
structures prevailing in 37 different work activities of the building industry and
are published by Stats SA on a monthly basis. The indices reported on in
this publication are mainly based on a combination of PPI, SEIFSA and CPI
indices for the particular month.

Tax Value-added tax (VAT) are not included in these indices.

Weights Weights are updated according to the availability of new information, as

follows:
 Tables 1 and 6 are updated periodically in consultation with industry
expert committees.
 Tables 2, 3 and 5 are partially updated annually using Stats SA’s supply
and use tables, with effect from the January statistical release each
year.
 Table 4 is updated periodically using Stats SA’s manufacturing large
sample survey and SARS trade data.
 Tables 2, 3, 4 and 5 are updated on a detailed level, using Stats SA’s
construction and manufacturing large sample surveys, approximately
every three to four years.

Abbreviations

CIPI Construction Input Price Indices

CPAP Contract Price Adjustment Provisions
CPI Consumer Price Index
PPI Producer Price Index
SAFCEC South African Forum of Civil Engineering Contractors
SAICE South African Institution of Civil Engineering
SEIFSA Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa
r Revised

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