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The Electrical Price Index hasn't felt the full impat of tariffs quite yet.
April 23, 2025
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Price increases from tariffs aren't apparent yet in the latest Electrical Price Index data.
March 26, 2025
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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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Moderation in electrical product pricing continues.
Jan. 24, 2025
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Electrical Marketing's November EPI reflects a more moderate pricing climate.
Dec. 19, 2024
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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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Switchgear logs the largest increases in September's Electrical Price Index (EPI).
Oct. 24, 2024
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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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Electrical Marketing's EPI saw some big changes in July.
Aug. 22, 2024

EPI Spikes Again with +4.6% Monthly Jump

Prices for building wire and power cable were up 25.8% and 44.4%, respectively, year-over-year in January.
Feb. 24, 2022
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Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index continued its ascent into the stratosphere in January with a +4.6% monthly increase to 191.5. While the historical increase in the monthly data is notable, the year-over-year increase to +20.1% above Jan. 2021 was supported by double-digit YOY increases in more than 20 product categories. Prices for products with high steel or copper content increased the most.

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