Cement prices in Abu Dhabi rose 8.1 per cent in July compared to the previous month, the latest monthly report on the prices of building materials in the emirate by Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi (Scad) showed on Saturday.

According to the report, the average prices of several building materials groups have undergone changes during July with the largest rise recorded in the average price of the aggregates and sand group, which climbed 17.7 per cent in July, as all items within this group registered price increases in the range of 11.1 to 23.1 per cent.