The document provides economic indicators for the chemical engineering industry, including the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI). The March 2016 preliminary CEPCI value remained even with the previous month, with some subindices rising and others falling slightly. The March 2016 value was 6.1% lower than March 2015. The latest current business indicators for April 2016 showed small decreases in output and operating rate from the prior month, while producer prices increased slightly after recent declines. The document contains detailed economic measures for the chemical engineering field.
The document provides economic indicators for the chemical engineering industry, including the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI). The March 2016 preliminary CEPCI value remained even with the previous month, with some subindices rising and others falling slightly. The March 2016 value was 6.1% lower than March 2015. The latest current business indicators for April 2016 showed small decreases in output and operating rate from the prior month, while producer prices increased slightly after recent declines. The document contains detailed economic measures for the chemical engineering field.
The document provides economic indicators for the chemical engineering industry, including the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI). The March 2016 preliminary CEPCI value remained even with the previous month, with some subindices rising and others falling slightly. The March 2016 value was 6.1% lower than March 2015. The latest current business indicators for April 2016 showed small decreases in output and operating rate from the prior month, while producer prices increased slightly after recent declines. The document contains detailed economic measures for the chemical engineering field.
The document provides economic indicators for the chemical engineering industry, including the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI). The March 2016 preliminary CEPCI value remained even with the previous month, with some subindices rising and others falling slightly. The March 2016 value was 6.1% lower than March 2015. The latest current business indicators for April 2016 showed small decreases in output and operating rate from the prior month, while producer prices increased slightly after recent declines. The document contains detailed economic measures for the chemical engineering field.
Starting with the April 2007 Final numbers, several of the data series for labor and compressors have been converted to accommodate series IDs that were discontinued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CURRENT BUSINESS INDICATORS
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PREVIOUS
YEAR AGO
CPI output index (2012 = 100) ____________________________________________________
CPI value of output, $ billions _____________________________________________________ CPI operating rate, % __________________________________________________________ Producer prices, industrial chemicals (1982 = 100) ____________________________________
Apr.'16 Mar.'16 Apr.'16 Apr.'16
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102.0 1,742.1 75.0 221.6
Mar.'16 Feb.'16 Mar.'16 Mar.'16
= = = =
102.2 1,704.3 75.2 219.2
Feb.'16 Jan.'16 Feb.'16 Feb.'16
= = = =
101.9 1,713.4 74.9 221.7
Apr.'15 Mar. '15 Apr.'15 Apr.'15
= = = =
101.3 1,902.6 75.0 245.5
Industrial Production in Manufacturing (2012=100)* ____________________________________
*Due to discontinuance, the Index of Industrial Activity has been replaced by the Industrial Production in Manufacturing index from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. For the current months CPI output index values, the base year was changed from 2000 to 2012 Current business indicators provided by Global Insight, Inc., Lexington, Mass.
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he March 2016 preliminary value for
the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; top; 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 subindex dipped slightly. The preliminary March 2016 CEPCI value is 6.1% lower than the corresponding value from March last year. This is again a smaller yearover-year difference than in the preceding several months. Meanwhile, the latest Current Business Indicators (CBI; middle) for April 2016 showed small decreases in the CPI output index and the CPI operating rate compared to the previous month. Producer prices edged higher in April, after a series of recent decreases.
