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Plant Cost Index

Current economic trends

Capital equipment prices, as reflected in the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI), decreased 0.53% from October to November. Decreases are typical during the third quarter. Meanwhile, the CPI Operating Rate, as reported from IHS Global Insight, increased 0.8% from November…

The game changer for 2012

As we round the corner from 2011 to 2012, economists are painting dimming pictures for global economic recovery. For instance, a report from IHS (Lexington, Mass.; www.ihs.com) chief economist Nariman Behravesh says, “World growth will slow in 2012 — the…

Current Economic Trends

Capital equipment prices, as reflected in the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI), decreased slightly from August to September, the first decrease since May of this year and only the second decrease in a year. Typically, the CEPCI increases over the…

Current economic trends

Capital equipment prices, as reflected in the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI), increased approximately 1.3% on average from June to July, after increasing approximately 0.73% from June to July. Meanwhile, according to the Current Business Indicators from Global Insight, Inc.…

Current trends

Capital equipment prices, as reflected in the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI), increased approximately 0.73%  on average from June to July, after increasing approximately 1.2% from May to June. Meanwhile, according to the Current Business Indicators from Global Insight, Inc.,…

Current economic trends

Capital equipment prices, as reflected in the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI), increased approximately 1.2%  on average from May to June, after decreasing approximately 0.10% from April to May. Meanwhile, according to the American Chemistry Council’s (Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) latest…

Current economic trends

Capital equipment prices, as reflected in the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI), decreased approximately 0.10%  on average from April to May, after increasing approximately 1.14% from March to April. Meanwhile, according to the American Chemistry Council’s (Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) mid-year…