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CPI OUTPUT INDEX (2000 = 100) CPI OUTPUT VALUE ($ BILLIONS) CPI OPERATING RATE (%)
110 2300 80
105
2200 78
100
2100
95 76
2000
90
74
1900
85
72
80 1800
75 1700 70
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
*Due to discontinuance, the Index of Industrial Activity has been replaced by the Industrial Production in Manufacturing index from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.
For the current months CPI output index values, the base year was changed from 2000 to 2012
Current business indicators provided by Global Insight, Inc., Lexington, Mass.
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T he annual value for the CE Plant Cost
Index (CEPCI) was calculated to be
556.8, down significantly from the an-
The Economic Indicators department includes current industry nual value for 2014. The monthly pre-
trends and the Plant Cost Index. As one of the most valued sections liminary value for the January 2016 CE
in the magazine, your ad is guaranteed to reach decision makers Plant Cost Index (top; the most recent
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months. While the overall CEPCI value
JASON BULLOCK TERRY DAVIS fell from last month, some of the individ-
jbullock@chemengonline.com tdavis@chemengonline.com ual subindices rose in January, including
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DAN GENTILE PETRA TRAUTES compressors; electrical equipment; and
dgentile@chemengonline.com ptrautes@accessintel.com chemengonline.com/mediakit buildings. The preliminary CEPCI value
for January 2016 is 10.0% lower than
the corresponding value from a year ago
at the same time. Meanwhile, the latest
Current Business Indicators (CBI; mid-
dle) for February 2016 showed a slight
increase in the CPI output index.
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