February EPI Increases +8% Year-Over-Year

Building Wire & Cable, Switchgear, Fuses, Pole-Line Hardware & Boxes led all products with double-digit YOY price increases.
March 26, 2026

Although there wasn't a big change (+0.4%) in Electrical Marketing's Feb. 2026 Electrical Price Index, the 227.9 mark for EPI's Total Index is up +8% year-over-year (YOY). The individual product categories showing the largest YOY increases were Building Wire & Cable (+19.5%); Switchgear (+16.9%); Fuses (+13%); Pole-Line Hardware (+11.9%); and Boxes (+11.9%). Building Wire & Cable was up the most for the month at +1.7%.

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