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Economic Indicators
2010
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PLANT COST INDEX (CEPCI)
(1957-59 = 100)
Sept. '10
Prelim.
CE Index
Equipment
Heat exchangers & tanks
Process machinery
Pipe, valves & fittings
Process instruments
Pumps & compressors
Electrical equipment
Structural supports & misc
Construction labor
Buildings
Engineering & supervision
552.5
662.4
611.8
625.3
834.1
422.0
902.9
482.5
680.9
329.0
502.5
337.3
Aug. '10
Final
549.5
657.3
605.8
621.7
827.1
416.9
902.5
482.7
675.6
330.0
503.0
337.9
525.7
621.5
563.4
604.0
768.3
409.7
895.9
464.7
632.5
327.5
493.2
345.4
2009
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Sept. '09
Final
Annual Index:
2002 = 395.6
2003 = 402.0
2004 = 444.2
2005 = 468.2
2006 = 499.6
2007 = 525.4
2008 = 575.4
2009 = 521.9
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
CPI output index (2007 = 100)
CPI value of output, $ billions
CPI operating rate, %
Producer prices, industrial chemicals (1982 = 100)
Industrial Production in Manufacturing (2007=100)
Hourly earnings index, chemical & allied products (1992 = 100)
Productivity index, chemicals & allied products (1992 = 100)
CPI OUTPUT INDEX (2007 = 100)
100
110
120
70
80
90
J F M A M J J A S O N D
1000
1300
1600
1900
2200
2500
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Current Business Indicators provided by Global Insight, Inc., Lexington, Mass.
600
550
500
450
400
J F M A M J J A S O N D
2008
LATEST
PREVIOUS
Oct. '10 =
Oct. '10 =
Oct. '10 =
Oct. '10 =
Oct. '10 =
89.1 Sep. '10 =
72.0 Sep. '10 =
88.9 Aug. '10 =
Sep. '10 = 1,792.0 Aug. '10 = 1,773.0
Oct. '10 =
71.8 Aug. '10 =
267.6 Sep. '10 = 264.1 Aug. '10 =
91.3 Sep. '10 =
90.8 Aug. '10 =
157.6 Sep. '10 = 159.3 Aug. '10 =
120.9 Sep. '10 = 121.4 Aug. '10 =
CPI OUTPUT VALUE ($ BILLIONS)
60
65
70
75
80
85
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Jul. '10 = 1,754.4
YEAR AGO
88.4 Oct. '09 =
71.4 Oct. '09 =
260.3 Oct. '09 =
90.7 Oct. '09 =
158.4 Oct. '09 =
119.8 Oct. '09 =
85.0
Sep. '09 = 1,639.5
67.9
243.2
86.0
150.4
120.0
CPI OPERATING RATE (%)
MARSHALL & SWIFT EQUIPMENT COST INDEX
(1926 = 100)
3rd Q
2010
M & S INDEX
Process industries, average
Cement
Chemicals
Clay products
Glass
Paint
Paper
Petroleum products
Rubber
Related industries
Electrical power
Mining, milling
Refrigeration
Steam power
1,473.3
1,534.4
1,530.0
1,505.2
1,518.3
1,428.5
1,542.1
1,444.5
1,637.0
1,579.3
1,419.2
1,576.7
1,804.8
1,502.3
2nd Q
2010
1,461.3
1,522.1
1,519.2
1,493.5
1,505.6
1,416.4
1,527.6
1,430.1
1,625.9
1,564.2
1,414.0
1,569.1
1,786.9
1,488.0
Annual Index:
2002 = 1,104.2 2004 = 1,178.5 2006 = 1,302.3 2008 = 1,449.3
2003 = 1,123.6 2005 = 1,244.5 2007 = 1,373.3 2009 = 1,468.6
1st Q
2010
1,448.3
1,510.3
1,508.1
1,481.8
1,496.0
1,403.0
1,515.1
1,416.4
1,615.6
1,551.0
1,389.6
1,552.1
1,772.2
1,475.0
4th Q
2009
1,446.5
1,511.9
1,508.2
1,483.1
1,494.3
1,400.1
1,514.1
1,415.8
1,617.6
1,560.5
1,377.3
1,548.1
1,769.5
1,470.8
CURRENT TRENDS
3rd Q
2009
1,446.4
1,515.1
1,509.7
1,485.8
1,495.8
1,400.4
1,515.1
1,416.3
1,625.2
1,560.7
1,370.8
1,547.6
1,767.3
1,471.4
1320
1335
1350
1365
1380
1395
1410
1425
1440
1455
1470
1485
1500
1st 2nd 3rd
Quarter
4th
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apital equipment prices (as
reflected in the CE Plant Cost
Index) increased from August to
September, throwing yet another
curve into an already atypical
year. Typically, capital equipment
prices escalate from January to
around August or September
and then decline through the end
of the year. In 2010, however,
equipment prices peaked in May,
declined through August, and
then switched directions again
in September. Meanwhile, preliminary
data suggests that the
CEPCI increased again in October
(official data will be released
in the January issue).
Visit www.che.com/pci for
more on capital cost trends and
methodology. ■
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