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2017 CEPCI Updates: August (prelim.) and July (final)

The preliminary value for the August CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value. The increase was driven by rising values for several (but not all) equipment subindices, including Pipes, Valves and Fittings…

CE Plant Cost Index 2017 Updates: July (prelim.) and June (Final)

The preliminary value for the July CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value, and June final numbers were downwardly revised from what were previously reported. The July values for all four of…

CE Plant Cost Index updates: June (prelim.) and May (final)

The preliminary value for the June CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) dipped slightly compared to the previous month’s value, and although the decrease was small, it ends a string of eight straight months of increasing values. All…

Current economic trends: April CEPCI

The preliminary value for the April CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value, making it the seventh straight month of increasing values. The gain in the overall PCI was driven by…

Current economic trends: CEPCI March Preliminary numbers

The preliminary value for the March CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value, continuing a string of 6 months of increasing values. All four of the major subindices — Equipment, Construction…

Current Economic Trends: February 2017 CEPCI

The preliminary value for the February CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) represents a gain from the previous month’s value. Significant increases in the Equipment and Engineering & Supervision subindices offset a small decrease in the Construction…

Current economic trends: CEPCI January (prelim.) and December (final)

The preliminary value for the January CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) represents a gain from the last reading of 2016. With that, the annual CEPCI number for 2016 was calculated to be 541.7, using the average…

Current Economic Trends: CEPCI for November 2016

The preliminary value for the November CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) experienced a jump from the previous month’s value, due largely to fresh data on carbon-steel plates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that pushed the…

Current Economic Trends: CEPCI October 2016

The preliminary value for the October CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) edged slightly higher than the previous month’s value, reversing the small decline since July. The Equipment, Construction Labor and Engineering & Supervision subindices all ticked…

Economic Indicators for Nov. 2016 CEPCI

The September 2016 preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) was slightly lower than the previous month’s value, continuing a modest decline that began in July. Decreases in the Equipment and Buildings subindices offset…