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    Electrical Price Index Drops 0.4% in June

    July 23, 2010
    EM's Electrical Price Index (EPI) dropped 0.4% in June but is up 3.5% over June 2009. Products that dropped more than one percent were building wire (-1.9%);

    EM's Electrical Price Index (EPI) dropped 0.4% in June but is up 3.5% over June 2009. Products that dropped more than one percent were building wire (-1.9%); and telephone (-1.2%). The biggest increases YTY were power cable (+19.1%); building wire (+13.6%); telephone (+5.5%); motors (3.7%); panelboards & switches (+3.4%); circuit breakers (+3.4%) and industrial controls (+3.4%).

    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 — June 2010

    1997=100June 2010May 2010Jun 2009% Change1 Mo. 1 Yr. Building Wire & Cable 221 225.4 194.5 -1.9 13.6 Power Wire & Cable 188.8 190.4 158.5 -0.9 19.1 Telephone 161.2 163 152.8 -1.2 5.5 H& & Power Tools 115.8 115.7 115.5 0.1 0.2 Elec. Heating Equip. 123.9 123.9 124.1 0 -0.1 Residential Lighting 121.1 121.2 123.2 -0.1 -1.7 Industrial Fixtures 117.5 117.5 118.9 0 -1.2 Fans & Blowers 130.1 132.7 132.7 -2 -2.0 Wiring Devices & Connectors 119.8 119.4 118.1 0.4 1.5 Pole Line Hardware 144.3 145.3 139.7 -0.7 3.3 Boxes 152.2 153.3 147.3 -0.7 3.3 Conduit Fittings 124.6 124.7 124.2 -0.1 0.3 Metal Conduit 162.3 162.5 161.4 -0.1 0.6 Nonmetallic Conduit 131.5 131.8 130.3 -0.2 1.0 Motors 137.2 133.4 132.4 2.9 3.7 Generators 132.8 130.6 129.1 1.7 2.9 Ballasts 137.7 137.7 137.7 0 0 Elect. Meas. & Integ. Inst. 111.2 111.2 111.2 0 0 Transformers 122 122.1 121.3 -0.1 0.6 Panelboards & Switches 145.1 145.1 140.4 0 3.4 Circuit Breakers 151.6 151.6 146.7 0 3.4 Switchgear 156.8 155.5 152.6 0.8 2.7 Fuses 141.7 141.1 137.5 0.4 3.0 Industrial Controls 138.5 138.5 134 0 3.4 Lamps 121.6 122.2 119.6 -0.4 1.7 Appliances 102.7 102.8 104 0 -1.2 Air Conditioners 113.8 114.1 122.2 -0.2 -6.8 Fasteners 134.1 133.8 131.4 0.3 2.1 Total Index 138 138.5 133.3 -0.4 3.5