Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index (EPI) saw a sizeable -0.3% decrease in July to 211.7 along with a +3.4% YOY increase. Ballasts was the only product category with an increase of more than one percent for the month. Building Wire & Cable (-1.6%) and Circuit Breakers (-1.8%) were the only categories with declines of more than -1%. On a YOY basis, Boxes (-1.7%) and Pole-Line Hardware (-1.1%) were down more than -1%.
Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index (EPI) saw a sizeable -0.3% decrease in July to 211.7 along with a +3.4% YOY increase. Ballasts was the only product category with an increase of more than one percent for the month. Building Wire & Cable (-1.6%) and Circuit Breakers (-1.8%) were the only categories with declines of more than -1%. On a YOY basis, Boxes (-1.7%) and Pole-Line Hardware (-1.1%) were down more than -1%.