EPI Surges 1.2 Percent in November

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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 2010

1997=100 Nov. 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

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