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Jun2021-2 - Cost Index CEPI
Jun2021-2 - Cost Index CEPI
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2019 2020 2021
(1957–59 = 100) Mar. ’21 Feb. ’21 Mar. ’20 Annual Index: 650
Prelim. Final Final
2013 = 567.3
CE Index ______________________________________________ 655.9 637.8 598.3
625
Equipment ____________________________________________ 808.5 782.8 726.2 2014 = 576.1
Heat exchangers & tanks _________________________________ 698.4 675.3 621.4
Process machinery _____________________________________ 792.5 771.1 724.7 2015 = 556.8
600
Pipe, valves & fittings ____________________________________ 1094.3 1052.6 954.7 2016 = 541.7
Process instruments ____________________________________ 474.6 450.7 416.8
Pumps & compressors ___________________________________ 1111.9 1111.5 1085.2 2017 = 567.5
575
Electrical equipment ____________________________________ 586.3 575.4 562.3 2018 = 603.1
Structural supports & misc. ________________________________ 877.3 847.0 778.5
Construction labor _______________________________________ 333.8 333.6 335.7 2019 = 607.5 550
Buildings _____________________________________________ 678.7 653.4 595.2 2020 = 596.2
Engineering & supervision _________________________________ 310.2 310.8 313.4
525
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.) 500
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CPI OUTPUT INDEX (2000 = 100)† CPI OUTPUT VALUE ($ BILLIONS) CPI OPERATING RATE (%) Y
110 2300 80 CM
105
2000 75 MY
100
1900 CY
95 70
CMY
1800
90
65 K
1700
85
60
80 1600
75 1500 55
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*Due to discontinuance, the Index of Industrial Activity has been replaced by the Industrial Production in Manufacturing index from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.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
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