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Economic Indicators
2018
2019
2020
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PLANT COST INDEX (CEPCI)
(1957-59 = 100)
Mar. '20
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 _________________________________
598.3
726.2
621.4
724.7
954.7
416.7
1085.2
562.3
778.5
335.7
595.1
313.4
Feb. '20
Final
595.2
722.0
615.5
722.1
952.0
416.9
1083.6
563.7
767.2
335.4
590.7
313.1
625
Mar. '19
Final
616.0
752.8
668.4
728.2
977.7
421.2
1066.0
557.5
827.7
334.5
599.8
316.9
Starting in April 2007, several data series for labor and compressors were converted to accommodate series IDs discontinued by the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Starting in March 2018, the data series for chemical industry special machinery was replaced
because the series was discontinued by BLS (see Chem. Eng., April 2018, p. 76-77.)
CURRENT BUSINESS INDICATORS
CPI output index (2012 = 100) ____________________________________________________
CPI value of output, $ billions _____________________________________________________
CPI operating rate, % __________________________________________________________
Producer prices, industrial chemicals (1982 = 100) ____________________________________
Industrial Production in Manufacturing (2012 =100)* ___________________________________
Hourly earnings index, chemical & allied products (1992 = 100) ____________________________
Productivity index, chemicals & allied products (1992 = 100) ______________________________
CPI OUTPUT INDEX (2000 = 100)†
100
105
110
75
80
85
90
95
J F M A M J J A S O N D
1700
1800
1900
2000
2100
2200
2300
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LATEST
Apr. '20 = 90.0
Mar. '20 = 1,811.5
Apr. '20 = 67.0
Apr. '20 = 211.9
Apr. '20 = 85.5
Apr. '20 = 191.1
Apr. '20 = 100.7
PREVIOUS
Mar. '20 = 99.2
Feb. '20 = 1,987.5
Mar. '20 = 73.7
Mar. '20 = 238.3
Mar. '20 = 99.1
Mar. '20 = 187.1
Mar. '20 = 99.2
CPI OUTPUT VALUE ($ BILLIONS)
55
60
65
70
75
80
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*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 month's 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 preliminary value for the CE
Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; top) for
March 2020 (the most recent available)
increased compared to the previous
month's value, with the values of
the four major subindices (Equipment;
Construction Labor; Buildings; and Engineering
& Supervision) comprising the
CEPCI all seeing small increases. The
current CEPCI value is 2.9% lower than
the corresponding value from a year
ago at the same time. Meanwhile, the
Current Business Indicators (CBI; middle)
saw steep declines in the April data
for the CPI output index as well as the
CPI operating rate. In addition, the CPI
value of output index for March 2020
dropped by a margin that was larger
than the normal monthly fluctuations.
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Feb. '20 = 102.3
Jan. '20 = 2,030.1
Feb. '20 = 75.8
Feb. '20 = 241.9
Feb. '20 = 104.9
Feb. '20 = 186.2
Feb. '20 = 99.5
YEAR AGO
Apr. '19 = 102.2
Mar. '19 = 2,024.6
Apr. '19 = 76.5
Apr. '19 = 259.0
Apr. '19 = 104.3
Apr. '19 = 185.2
Apr. '19 = 96.7
CPI OPERATING RATE (%)
Annual Index:
2012 = 584.6
2013 = 567.3
2014 = 576.1
2015 = 556.8
2016 = 541.7
2017 = 567.5
2018 = 603.1
2019 = 607.5
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500
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