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    EPI Surges 1.2 Percent in November

    Dec. 23, 2010
    Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index increased 1.2%, due in large part to increases in building wire and cable (4.2%); power wire and cable (2.5%);

    Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index increased 1.2%, due in large part to increases in building wire and cable (4.2%); power wire and cable (2.5%); telephone supplies (3.6%); industrial controls (1.4%); panelboards and switches (1.4%); and circuit breakers (1.4%). Year-to-date, building wire and power cable are up 14.3 percent and 18.9 percent, respectively.

    Electrical Price Index — November 20101997=100Nov.Oct.Nov.% Change 2010 2010 2009 1 Mo. 1 Yr. Building Wire & Cable 240.9 231.1 210.7 4.2 14.3 Power Wire & Cable 202.7 197.7 170.5 2.5 18.9 Telephone 171.2 165.2 157.3 3.6 8.9 Hand & Power Tools 115.9 116 115.5 0 0.4 Elec. Heating Equip. 124.4 124.4 124.5 0 -0.1 Residential Lighting 121.6 122.2 121.1 -0.5 0.4 Industrial Fixtures 117.8 117.8 118.6 0 -0.7 Fans & Blowers 133.7 133.7 132.3 -0.1 1.0 Wiring Devices & Connectors 121.1 121.3 118.5 -0.1 2.2 Pole Line Hardware 144.7 145.1 140.3 -0.2 3.2 Boxes 152.7 153 147.9 -0.2 3.2 Conduit Fittings 124.7 124.7 124.2 0 0.4 Metal Conduit 162.4 162.5 161.5 0 0.6 Nonmetallic Conduit 131.6 131.7 130.4 -0.1 0.9 Motors 137.6 137.6 132.1 0 4.1 Generators 133.2 133 129.4 0.1 2.9 Ballasts 137.7 137.7 137.7 0 0 Elect. Meas. & Integ. Inst. 111.2 111.2 111.2 0 0 Transformers 124.3 123.9 121.7 0.4 2.2 Panelboards & Switches 147.5 145.5 141.0 1.4 4.6 Circuit Breakers 154.1 152 147.3 1.4 4.6 Switchgear 156.0 156.1 155.2 -0.1 0.5 Fuses 142.5 141.5 138.9 0.7 2.6 Industrial Controls 140.7 138.9 134.6 1.4 4.6 Lamps 121.7 121.7 119.6 0 1.8 Appliances 102.6 102.6 102.6 0 0 Air Conditioners 119 121.2 122.1 -1.8 -2.6 Fasteners 137.2 137.6 131.7 -0.3 4.1 Total Index 141.9 140.3 135.7 1.2 4.6

    Note: All EPI series represent Global Insight aggregates of Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) producer price indices (PPIs). The revised data partly reflect redefinitions of specific PPIs by the BLS, but mostly reflect the rebenchmarking of all EPI price series to a 1997 base year. The four following EPI series have been affected by BLS redefinitions: boxes, conduit (fittings), non-metallic conduit, and generators. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Global Insight