Electrical Marketing EPI Dips 1.1% in April

The two key wire and cable product categories once again experienced the biggest monthly changes, with building wire slipping 6% and power wire and cable declining 3.3%. Year-over-year, building wire is down 2.6% and power wire and cable is down 5.8%. It was an otherwise quiet month, with lamps, fans & blowers, and switchgear  increasing 1% or more and air conditioners dropping 1.1%

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