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    EPI Increases 0.4 Percent in June

    July 22, 2011
    It was a relatively quiet month for price increases, with very few categories changing by more than one percent. Motors (+2.5%); fans and blowers (+2.2%);

    It was a relatively quiet month for price increases, with very few categories changing by more than one percent. Motors (+2.5%); fans and blowers (+2.2%); and generators (1.6%); increased the most. Panelboards and switches, circuit breakers and industrial controls all increased 1.1%. Lamps (-2.3%); and power wire and cable (-1.9%) showed the biggest monthly declines.

    Electrical Price Index — June 2011

    1997=100JuneMayJune% Change2011201120101 Mo.1 Yr.Building wire & cable 000.0 000.0 000.0 -0.0 -0.0 Building Wire & Cable 229.2 229 220.8 0.1 3.8 Power Wire & Cable 214.6 218.6 189.5 -1.9 13.2 Telephone 183.3 182.3 161.2 0.6 13.7 H& & Power Tools 116.6 116.6 116 0 0.5 Elec. Heating Equip. 125.4 125.4 123.9 0 1.2 Residential Lighting 125 125.6 122.4 -0.4 2.1 Industrial Fixtures 120.1 120.1 117.3 0 2.4 Fans & Blowers 140.9 137.9 133.1 2.2 5.9 Wiring Devices & Connectors 123.8 123.1 119.9 0.6 3.3 Pole Line Hardware 151.2 150.4 145.3 0.5 4.1 Boxes 159.5 158.6 153.3 0.5 4.1 Conduit Fittings 125.2 125.1 124.8 0.1 0.4 Metal Conduit 163.7 163.6 162.5 0.1 0.7 Nonmetallic Conduit 133.4 133.2 131.8 0.2 1.2 Motors 147.3 143.8 137.4 2.5 7.2 Generators 140.6 138.4 132.8 1.6 5.9 Ballasts 137.7 137.7 137.7 0 0 Elect. Meas. & Integ. Inst. 111.2 111.2 111.2 0 0 Transformers 126.3 126.4 122.1 -0.1 3.4 Panelboards & Switches 150.2 148.6 145.1 1.1 3.5 Circuit Breakers 156.9 155.2 151.6 1.1 3.5 Switchgear 157.9 157.4 156.4 0.3 1 Fuses 144.7 143.7 141.5 0.7 2.2 Industrial Controls 143.3 141.8 138.5 1.1 3.5 Lamps 123.8 126.7 121.7 -2.3 1.7 Appliances 103.7 103.3 102.7 0.4 1 Air Conditioners 122.3 122.1 118.8 0.2 2.9 Fasteners 139.2 138.3 137.5 0.7 1.3 Total Index 142.8 142.2 138.4 0.4 3.2

    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