EPI Logs No Monthly Change for May

A quiet month for the Electrical Price Index in May.
June 18, 2020

In one of the quieter months in recent memory, Electrical Marketing’s Electrical Price Index (EPI) showed no change at 151.8 in May and only a half-percent of change over May 2019. Seven product categories showed no change, while several others did have monthly changes of plus-or-minus 1%: Lamps (+3.4%); Fasteners (+3.2%); Power Wire & Cable (-1.5%); Boxes (-1.1%); and Conduit Fittings (-1%). Lamps had a large YOY change of +11.3%.