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Economic Indicators: August 2025

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for May 2025 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value. The May value is the highest in the past two years. The jump in the May CEPCI…

2025 CEPCI updates: May (prelim.) and April (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for May 2025 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value. The May value is the highest in the past two years. The jump in the May CEPCI…

2025 CEPCI updates: April (prelim.) and March (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for April 2025 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The final value for March 2025 was downwardly revised. The uptick in the April CEPCI was…

2025 CEPCI updates: March (prelim.) and February (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for March 2025 (most recent available) was higher  than the previous month’s value. The current value returned to near its value from the start of the year, after a small…

2025 CEPCI updates: February (prelim.) and January (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for February 2025 (most recent available) fell by a small margin compared to the previous month’s value. The final value for January 2025 was downwardly revised, partially because of some…

2025 CEPCI updates: January (prelim.) and December 2024 (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for January 2025 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The final value for December 2024 was downwardly revised by a small margin. For the first…

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March 2025 Economic Indicators

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for December 2024 (most recent available) fell slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The final value for November 2024 was revised downwardly. The small decline in the December CEPCI…

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February 2025 Economic Indicators

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for November 2024 (most recent available) fell slightly compared to the October final value, which was itself downwardly revised. The small decline in the November CEPCI was a result of…

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January 2025 Economic Indicators

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…