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2024 CEPCI updates: October (prelim.) and September (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for October 2024 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value, after the final September 2024 value was revised downwardly. The small uptick in the October CEPCI…

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December 2024 Economic Indicators

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI) for September 2024 (most recent available) decreased slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The decline — the third consecutive monthly decrease — was driven mostly by a fall in…

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November 2024 Economic Indicators

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for August 2024 (most recent available) fell slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The decline is the second in a row, but maintains the approximate level observed all year.…

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October 2024 – Economic Indicators

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for July 2024 (most recent available) was slightly lower, but almost unchanged, compared to the previous month’s value. The final value for June 2024 was downwardly revised by a small…

2024 CEPCI updates: June (prelim.) and May (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for June 2024 (most recent available) decreased slightly compared to the previous month’s value. Since the beginning of the year, the value has been hovering around 800. The small decline…

2024 CEPCI updates: May (prelim.) and April (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI) for May 2024 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The final value for April 2024 was itself upwardly revised. The small uptick in the May…

2024 CEPCI updates: April (prelim.) and March (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI) for April 2024 (most recent available) decreased slightly compared to the previous month, reversing a three-month string of small monthly increases. In April, declines in the Equipment and Buildings subindices…

2024 CEPCI updates: March (prelim.) and February (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for March 2024 (most recent available) is higher than the previous month’s value, albeit by a very small margin. The small uptick is the third consecutive monthly rise. In March,…

2024 CEPCI updates: February (prelim.) and January (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for February 2024 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value, continuing a string of increases over the past three months. For February, the increase in the overall…

2023 CEPCI annual average value decreases from previous year

The value of the 2023 Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI) decreased compared to the previous year’s value, but remains substantially above the levels observed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual CEPCI value is calculated as an average of…