EPI Rises 0.2 Percent in December

EM’s Electrical Price Index (EPI) took a breather in December, registering a 0.2% increase over November, after a 1.2% increase the previous month. Pole-line hardware (+1%)and boxes (+1%) were the only two product categories that showed a change of at least 1% for the month. As expected, building wire (+7.2%) and power cable (+10.8%) had the biggest YTY increases.