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    EPI Index Rises Again in January

    Feb. 25, 2011
    Increases in power cable (+2.6%), motors (+2.1%), generators (+1.2%) and motors (+1%) pushed EM's Electrical Marketing Price Index up 0.3 percent in January

    Increases in power cable (+2.6%), motors (+2.1%), generators (+1.2%) and motors (+1%) pushed EM's Electrical Marketing Price Index up 0.3 percent in January and 2.9 pecent above the 137.8 it hit in January 2010. Year-to-year, power cable (+12.6%), motors (+6.9%), telephone equipment (+6%) and building wire (+5.5%) rose most, but many products were significantly up YTY.

    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), nonmetallic conduit, and generators. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Global Insight

    Electrical Price Index — January 2011

    1997=100Jan.Dec.Jan.% Change 2011 2010 2010 1 Mo. 1 Yr. Building Wire & Cable 236 235.2 223.8 0.3 5.5 Power Wire & Cable 209.8 204.4 186.3 2.6 12.6 Telephone 170.4 171.7 160.7 -0.7 6.0 Hand & Power Tools 116 116 115.6 0 0.4 Elec. Heating Equip. 124.7 124.7 124.1 0.1 0.5 Residential Lighting 122.2 122 120.9 0.1 1.0 Industrial Fixtures 118.1 117.9 117 0.2 1.0 Fans & Blowers 134.5 133.7 132.6 0.6 1.5 Wiring Devices & Connectors 121.5 121.1 119.9 0.3 1.4 Pole Line Hardware 147.2 146.2 142 0.7 3.7 Boxes 155.2 154.2 149.7 0.7 3.7 Conduit Fittings 124.9 124.8 124.4 0 0.4 Metal Conduit 162.9 162.7 161.9 0.1 0.6 Nonmetallic Conduit 132.3 132 130.9 0.2 1.1 Motors 141.4 138.5 132.3 2.1 6.9 Generators 135.7 134.1 129.4 1.2 4.9 Ballasts 137.7 137.7 137.7 0 0 Elect. Meas. & Integ. Inst. 111.2 111.2 0 0 Transformers 125.2 124 121.8 1.0 2.8 Panelboards & Switches 147.2 147.5 141.2 -0.2 4.2 Circuit Breakers 153.8 154.1 147.5 -0.2 4.2 Switchgear 155.2 157 154.8 -1.2 0.3 Fuses 142 143 138.9 -0.7 2.3 Industrial Controls 140.5 140.7 134.8 -0.2 4.2 Lamps 121.7 121.7 120.4 0 1.1 Appliances 102.8 102.6 102.8 0.2 0 Air Conditioners 119.9 119.7 120.3 0.2 -0.3 Fasteners 137.3 136.9 131.7 0.3 4.3 Total Index 141.7 141.3 137.8 0.3 2.9