RETAIL prices of construction materials in the National Capital Region continued to rise in October from a year earlier, led largely by the miscellaneous construction index, according to government data released on Wednesday.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said that the Construction Materials Retail Price Index (CMRPI) rose 2.3 percent in October from a year ago, maintaining the uptrend seen the previous month.

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