The annual 2013 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) is available, and stands at 3.0% lower than the 2012 annual average value. However, the initial numbers for 2014 (January 2014 preliminary) generally increased from the final December index values from…
Preliminary data for the December 2013 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) show a small increase (0.17%) in the overall index compared to the November final index value. The subindices for equipment all rose in December compared…
Preliminary data for the November 2013 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) show a small decrease (0.12%) in the overall index compared to the October index value. The decrease reverses the trend direction for the three previous…
Preliminary data for the October 2013 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) show a slight (less than 0.1%) increase in the overall index, as well as small increases in most of the index subcategories. The Pipes, Valves…
Preliminary data for the September 2013 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) indicate that costs rose in all subcategories compared to the previous month, except the Engineering & Supervision category, which remained unchanged. The current CEPCI value…
Because the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) is calculated using economic data sourced from the U.S. government, the preliminary August 2013 CEPCI numbers have been affected by the shutdown of the U.S. Federal Government that began on October 1. As…
Preliminary data for the July 2013 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) indicate that the composite index decreased by 0.1% from the final June value. The value for the Equipment subindex fell, while those for the Construction…
Preliminary data for the June 2013 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) indicate that the composite index decreased by 0.3% from the final May value. The value for the Heat Exchangers & Tanks subindex rose slightly, while…
Preliminary data for the April 2013 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) indicate that the composite index increased by 0.2% compared to the final March value, reversing three consecutive decreases in the months prior. The higher numbers…
Preliminary data for the March 2013 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; top; the most recent available) indicate that the composite index declined by 0.3% from the February value. The decrease was driven by a lower overall equipment cost index. The…