August EPI Increases 0.4 Percent

Sept. 24, 2010
Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index for August posted an increase of 0.4% over July and is up 2.8% over August 2009. Product categories that

Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index for August posted an increase of 0.4% over July and is up 2.8% over August 2009. Product categories that increased by more than one percent from July to August were building wire (+1.8%) and residential lighting (+1.1%). Power cable showed the biggest increase year-over-year at 17.5%, followed by building wire at 8.7%.

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 — August 2010

1997=100Aug. 2010July 2009Aug. 2009% Change1 Mo.1 Yr.Building Wire & Cable 223.2 219.2 205.4 1.8 8.7 Power Wire & Cable 191.8 190.1 163.2 0.9 17.5 Telephone 161.6 160.4 155.7 0.8 3.8 Hand & Power Tools 116 115.7 115.5 0.2 0.4 Elec. Heating Equip. 124.3 124.3 124.3 0 0 Residential Lighting 122.5 121.2 122.4 1.1 0.1 Industrial Fixtures 118.2 117.5 118.8 0.6 -0.5 Fans & Blowers 134.2 133.5 132.2 0.5 1.5 Wiring Devices & Connectors 120.3 119.9 118.2 0.3 1.8 Pole Line Hardware 143.1 144 140.8 -0.6 1.6 Boxes 151 151.9 148.5 -0.6 1.6 Conduit Fittings 124.5 124.6 124.3 -0.1 0.2 Metal Conduit 162.1 162.3 161.6 -0.1 0.3 Nonmetallic Conduit 131.2 131.4 130.6 -0.2 0.5 Motors 137.8 137.9 132.2 -0.1 4.3 Generators 133 133.2 129.5 -0.2 2.7 Ballasts 137.7 137.7 137.7 0 0 Elect. Meas.&Integ. Inst. 111.2 111.2 111.2 0 0 Transformers 123.1 122 121.5 0.9 1.3 Panelboards & Switches 145.4 145.4 140.6 0 3.4 Circuit Breakers 152 152 146.9 0 3.4 Switchgear 155.8 155.2 154.4 0.4 0.9 Fuses 141.4 141.1 138.4 0.2 2.1 Industrial Controls 138.8 138.8 134.2 0 3.4 Lamps 121.7 121.7 119.6 0 1.7 Appliances 102.4 102.4 102.9 0 -0.5 Air Conditioners 116.3 116.3 122.2 0 -4.8 Fasteners 137.3 138.6 130.6 -0.9 5.1 Total Index 138.7 138.1 134.9 0.4 2.8