EPI Index Rises Again in January

Increases in power cable (+2.6%), motors (+2.1%), generators (+1.2%) and motors (+1%) pushed EM’s Electrical Marketing Price Index up 0.3 percent in January and 2.9 pecent above the 137.8 it hit in January 2010. Year-to-year, power cable (+12.6%), motors (+6.9%), telephone equipment (+6%) and building wire (+5.5%) rose most, but many products were significantly up YTY.