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March EPI See Some Dramatic Increases

The Electrical Price Index hasn't felt the full impat of tariffs quite yet.

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February's EPI Increases +0.8%

Price increases from tariffs aren't apparent yet in the latest Electrical Price Index data.

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January EPI Sees Mild Increase

Panelboards & Switches and Circuit Breakers, both down -1.1% for the month, and Switchgear, down -1.3% saw the biggest changes in January.

Feb. 27, 2025

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Prices in December's EPI Moderate by -0.1%

Moderation in electrical product pricing continues.

Jan. 24, 2025

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November EPI Data Shows Prices Cooling

Electrical Marketing's November EPI reflects a more moderate pricing climate.

Dec. 19, 2024

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EPI Sees Minor Movement in October

It was a particularly quiet month for EM's Electrical Price Index in October. Building Wire & Cable (+1.9%) and Telephone equipment (+1.3%) were the only categories that changed...

Nov. 21, 2024

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September's Electrical Price Index Reflects Moderate Price Increases

Switchgear logs the largest increases in September's Electrical Price Index (EPI).

Oct. 24, 2024

Other Pricing Data

Price Increases Slow Again in August EPI

While prices are moderating on a month-to-month basis, some pricing in some product categories is still coming strong year-over-year.

Sept. 26, 2024

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EPI Sees -3% Decline in July

Electrical Marketing's EPI saw some big changes in July.

Aug. 22, 2024

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Value of new construction drops 2.1% in January to $88.3 billion

Construction spending during January took a hit, as the Department of Commerce estimates as estimated it dropped 2.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $883.3 billion.

Jim Lucy Blog

March 1, 2013

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Construction spending during January took a hit, as the Department of Commerce estimates as estimated it dropped 2.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $883.3 billion. However, the January figure is 7.1% above the Jan. 2012 estimate of $824.7 billion.Private construction.Spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $614.2 billion, 2.6% below the revised December estimate of $630.9 billion. Residential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $304.6 billion in January, nearly the same as the revised December estimate of $304.7 billion. Nonresidential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $309.7 billion in January, 5.1% below the revised December estimate of $326.2 billion.Public construction.In January, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction spending was $269.0 billion, 1% below the revised December estimate of $271.7 billion. Educational construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $63.7 billion, 3.5% below the revised December estimate of $66 billion. Highway construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $79.1 billion, 0.9% above the revised December estimate of $78.4 billion.Ken Simonson, chief economist, Associated General Contractors, Arlington, Va., said in a press release, “At first glance, January was a bad month for construction, with a sharp drop in private nonresidential spending, along with small dips in residential and public construction. However, the January figure was higher than the year-ago level. Moreover, steep upward revisions today in the preliminary numbers for November and December suggest January may ultimately prove to have been positive, as well."Once more complete data is available, power construction should prove to be a strong category in 2013, along with manufacturing, multifamily and — at least in the first half of the year— single-family construction. But public construction, which has declined year-over-year for 28 straight months, appears to be headed still lower.”

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