S/N | Causes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | Mean | Rank |
1 | Crude oil prices | 0 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 85 | 4.21 | 1 |
2 | Energy cost | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 30 | 83 | 4.20 | 2 |
3 | Local taxes and charges | 3 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 85 | 4.18 | 3 |
4 | Cost of fuel and power supply | 1 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 83 | 4.18 | 3 |
5 | High running cost | 1 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 30 | 84 | 4.17 | 5 |
6 | High prices of raw materials | 1 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 84 | 4.15 | 6 |
7 | Cost of transportation | 0 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 29 | 85 | 4.09 | 7 |
8 | High cost of labour | 0 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 84 | 4.08 | 8 |
9 | Rapid depreciation of national currency | 1 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 27 | 85 | 3.92 | 9 |
10 | Interest rate and cost of finance | 5 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 18 | 83 | 3.83 | 10 |
11 | Government policies and legislature | 4 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 24 | 85 | 3.80 | 11 |
12 | Maximization of profit by manufacturers | 4 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 14 | 85 | 3.73 | 12 |
13 | High tariffs | 2 | 14 | 11 | 35 | 21 | 83 | 3.71 | 13 |
14 | Over-dependence on imported building materials | 2 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 84 | 3.68 | 14 |
15 | Cost of plant | 3 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 13 | 83 | 3.49 | 15 |
16 | Declining supply or anticipated shortage in supply | 2 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 83 | 3.48 | 16 |
17 | Behaviour of financial market participants | 7 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 13 | 81 | 3.32 | 17 |
18 | Competition | 14 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 19 | 84 | 3.30 | 18 |
19 | Fast-growing demand due to high global economic growth | 6 | 27 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 82 | 3.13 | 19 |
20 | Population growth | 12 | 19 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 85 | 3.09 | 20 |
21 | Related product pricing | 8 | 16 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 83 | 3.08 | 21 |
22 | Purchase frequency | 2 | 30 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 83 | 3.07 | 22 |
23 | Availability of substitute | 7 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 82 | 3.07 | 22 |
24 | Lack or absence of indigenous technology for the production of building materials | 15 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 85 | 3.05 | 24 |
25 | Price skimming | 6 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 83 | 3.02 | 25 |
26 | Producers incentives | 8 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 81 | 2.93 | 26 |
27 | Inadequate infrastructural facilities | 11 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 85 | 2.91 | 27 |
28 | Business cycles | 10 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 80 | 2.90 | 28 |
29 | Knowledge and management skills | 18 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 84 | 2.48 | 29 |