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…
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…
The August 2016 preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) was slightly lower than the downwardly revised July number. Some equipment subcategories, such as Process Machinery and Electical Equipment, saw small increases, while others,…
The July 2016 preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) was substantially higher than the previous month’s value, reversing the small decrease from the June CPI value. All four of the subindices rose, with…
The June 2016 preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) ticked lower than the previous month, reversing the direction from the May value, but continuing a general lowering trend over the past several months.…
The May 2016 preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) is higher than the previous month, with the Equipment and Buildings indices rising by a significant amount. The preliminary May 2016 CEPCI value is…
The April 2016 preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) rose from the previous month, with all four major subindices experiencing increases. The March final values were upwardly revised from the values reported last…
The March 2016 preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) stayed even with the value from the previous month, with the Construction Labor, Buildings and Engineering & Supervision subindices all rising, while the Equipment…
The February 2016 preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) was down from the previous month, with all subindices seeing a small decline. Within the Equipment subindex, the process instruments category was the only…
The annual value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) was calculated to be 556.8, down significantly from the annual value for 2014. The monthly preliminary value for the January 2016 CEPCI (the most recent available) continued to fall from…