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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

August 2022 EPI Registers Smaller Monthly Increase

Some pricing relief may be on the horizon, according to the latest Electrical Price Index data.
Sept. 22, 2022
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While EM’s Electrical Price Index (EPI) only increased +0.3% to 198.1 points, several product areas registered large month-to-month increases in August — Switchgear (+5.3%); Power Wire & Cable (+2.2%); Fuses (+2.1%); and Panelboards & Switches (+2%). Several other product areas increased more than +1%. The year-over-year change of +11.6% was a significant drop over recent months and the lowest YOY drop since Aug. 2021.

Epi Aug 2022

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