Portland cement, 50 kg bag
Depot price of one 50 kg bag of 42.5-grade Portland cement at Juba hardware depots, in US dollars.
Unit: USD per 50 kg bag · Measurement: PRICE · Scope: CITY · Comparability group: PRICE_CEMENT_50KG_USD_DEPOT_JUBA
What this is not
Almost every serious error in operational data is a category error rather than an arithmetic one. These are the things this indicator shares a unit with and must never be combined with.
- The bulk rate. The source records a separate lower price for orders above 500 bags; that is a different commercial term, not this figure.
- A delivered-to-site price. This is ex-depot.
How current a reading has to be
Current within 45 days, usable within 120 days, measured against the 2026-09-23 build rather than against the time you read this page. A static deployment cannot re-age itself, so the build date is the honest anchor.
Imported construction inputs and bulk fuel reprice on shipment and customs cycles of roughly a month. They do not move daily, and a six-week-old depot rate remains a usable planning figure.
Readings held (1)
- 14.2 USD per 50 kg bag — observed 2026-09-11, 12 days before the 2026-09-23 build
Source: Juba Building Material Dealers Union Survey · Custom & Konyo Konyo Hardware Depots (named only — no coordinate held) · Current · ESTIMATED · evidence ev-00447
As the source states it: “$14.20 per 50kg bag (SSP 66,000)”
What SSIP says about it
- Portland cement, 50 kg bag: 14.2 USD per 50 kg bag, recorded 2026-09-11 by Juba Building Material Dealers Union Survey. Inside this indicator's 45-day currency window as of 2026-09-23.
Rule: Take the most recent dated observation bound to this indicator and classify its age against the indicator's own freshness policy (45 days current, 120 days usable — Imported construction inputs and bulk fuel reprice on shipment and customs cycles of roughly a month. They do not move daily, and a six-week-old depot rate remains a usable planning figure.).
Does not establish: That the condition still holds today. This is the most recent reading SSIP holds, not a statement about 2026-09-23. The bulk rate. The source records a separate lower price for orders above 500 bags; that is a different commercial term, not this figure.
What SSIP does not hold
- One survey, one city, one date. This is a benchmark, not a series.
- The bulk rate stated in the source note is deliberately not extracted as a second reading; SSIP does not parse figures out of free text.
How to read this
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