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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PLANT COST INDEX (CEPCI)
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(1957-59 = 100) Nov. '14 Oct. '14 Nov. '13 Annual Index: Prelim. Final Final 2006 = 499.6 600 CE Index ______________________________________________ 578.6 579.7 566.6 Equipment ____________________________________________ 702.6 704.1 686.6 2007 = 525.4 Heat exchangers & tanks _________________________________ 649.4 652.3 620.6 2008 = 575.4 575 Process machinery _____________________________________ 663.0 666.9 653.2 Pipe, valves & fittings ____________________________________ 875.4 876.4 873.9 2009 = 521.9 Process instruments ____________________________________ 411.9 411.8 411.4 2010 = 550.8 550 Pumps & compressors ___________________________________ 942.9 941.1 924.3 Electrical equipment ____________________________________ 516.2 516.0 514.1 2011 = 585.7 Structural supports & misc ________________________________ 769.9 769.1 746.3 2012 = 584.6 525 Construction labor _______________________________________ 322.8 324.4 317.8 Buildings _____________________________________________ 547.1 547.1 532.8 2013 = 567.3 Engineering & supervision _________________________________ 321.2 319.8 323.4 500 J F M A M J J A S O N D 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 LATEST PREVIOUS YEAR AGO
CPI OUTPUT INDEX (2000 = 100) CPI OUTPUT VALUE ($ BILLIONS) CPI OPERATING RATE (%) 100 2300 80
95 2200 78
90 2100 76
85 2000 74
80 1900 72
75 1800 70 J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D *Due to discontinuance, the Index of Industrial Activity has been replaced by the Industrial Production in Manufacturing index from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. Current business indicators provided by Global insight, Inc., Lexington, Mass.
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Chemical Engineering Features Report Guidebook- 2014 T he preliminary value for the Novem- ber CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; top; most recent available) shows a slight de- Chemical Engineering’s Feature Reports provide concise, Feature R crease from the final value for October. e 2014 Com ports The small decrease for November follows factual information that aids in solving real problems. The pilation a similar decline the previous month. The practical, how-to orientation of these articles ensures that index value remains 2.2% above its level they can be directly applied to chemical engineers’ daily jobs. from a year ago at this time. Meanwhile, Each article applies to a relatively broad section of the chemical updated values for the Current Business process industries as opposed to focusing on just one niche. Indicators from IHS Global Insight (mid- 25139 dle) show an increase for CPI output, but a decrease for CPI value of output. Find this and other related reference material at store.chemengonline.com Producer prices for industrial chemicals 25277 were down in December 2014.
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