Latest from Electrical Price Index
Latest from Electrical Price Index
Price Increases Slow Again in August EPI
Sept. 26, 2024
EPI Sees -3% Decline in July
Aug. 22, 2024
Electrical Price Index Moves Up +0.4% in June 2024
July 25, 2024
May's EPI Jumps +1.5%
June 27, 2024
EPI Increases +0.8% in April
May 16, 2024
EPI Increases +0.1% in February
March 22, 2024
EPI Drops -1.6% YOY in January
Feb. 22, 2024
Following its long-time trend of little or no increases, EM’s Electrical Price Index (EPI) came in at +0.2% last month, -1.2% off Sept. 2014. Residential Lighting (+3.5%); Fasteners (+1.5%); and Switchgear (+1.1%); saw the largest increases. The wire and cable categories are still down big-time, year-over-year (YOY), with building wire down -5.2% and Power Wire & Cable down -5.8%.
Note: All EPI series represent Global Insight aggregates of Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) producer price indices (PPIs). The revised data partly reflect redefinitions of specific PPIs by the BLS, but mostly reflect the rebenchmarking of all EPI price series to a 1997 base year. The four following EPI series have been affected by BLS redefinitions: boxes, conduit (fittings), nonmetallic conduit, and generators. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Global Insight