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2023 CEPCI updates: November (preliminary) and October (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for November 2023 (most recent available) is down by a small margin from the previous month, continuing a string of monthly declines since June 2023. In November, small decreases were…

2023 CEPCI updates: October (prelim.) and September (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for October 2023 (most recent available) is lower than the previous month’s value, continuing a trend of lower monthly values that has been observed since May 2023. To arrive at…

2023 CEPCI updates: September (prelim.) and August (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for September 2023 (the most recent available) fell compared to the August value, reversing the slight increase that was observed from the cycle prior to that. The CEPCI has been…

2023 CEPCI updates: August (prelim.) and July (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for August 2023 (most recent available) is unchanged from the previous month, although some of the subindices making up the composite index changed higher and lower. In August, the Equipment…

2023 CEPCI updates: July (prelim.) and June (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for July 2023 (most recent available) fell compared to the previous month’s value, the second straight monthly decline. To arrive at the decline in the overall CEPCI for July, decreases…

2023 CEPCI updates: June (prelim.) and May (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for June 2023 (most recent available) fell compared to the previous month, reversing an upward trend over the previous two data cycles. In June, all four of the subindices —…

2023 CEPCI updates: May (prelim.) and April (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for May 2023 (most recent available) is higher than the previous month’s value. The rise is the second consecutive increase. In May, upticks were observed in all four subindices —…

2023 CEPCI updates: April (prelim.) and March (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for April 2023 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value, the second consecutive monthly rise. The April values saw small increases in all four subindices (Equipment; Buildings;…

2023 CEPCI updates: March (prelim.) and February (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for March 2023 (most recent available) is slightly higher than the February values. All four subindices (Equipment, Buildings, Construction Labor, and Engineering & Supervision) rose slightly from the previous month.…

2023 CEPCI updates: February (prelim.) and January (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for February 2023 (most recent available) fell compared to the previous month’s value, continuing a series of eight consecutive monthly decreases in the CEPCI overall value. However, the final value…