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…
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…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI) for January 2024 (most recent available and first data available for this year) increased compared to the previous month. This increase is the second consecutive monthly rise, and is larger…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI; top) for December 2023 (the most recent available) edged slightly higher than the previous month’s value, reversing a trend of dereasing values for the past six months. Within the overall…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 —…