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Plant Engineering Cost Index

By Staff -- Plant Engineering, 7/1/1998

Change, %

Current Month Year

Facilities group index ago ago

Clay construction products 144.5 -0.8 0.8

Electric devices 147.6 -0.2 1.4

Foundry and forge products 135.1 0.1 0.7

Glass 107 -0.3 -1.1

Gypsum products 173.9 1 0.2

Heating equipment 153.6 -0.1 1.3

Lumber 182.8 -2.4 -10.1

Plywood 151.6 -0.5 -4.2

Millwork 171.2 0.2 0

Paint 155.1 0.1 1.8

Copper-based alloy rod 178.6 -0.1 -11.5

Pipe, steel 92.7 0 1.9

Plumbing fixtures 176.1 0.2 0.6

Sash, metal frame trim 161 -0.1 -0.1

Sheet metal products 142.3 0.9 1

Structural metal products 138.3 0.3 2.4

Tanks, metal 124.4 0.9 1.6

Wire, steel 108.4 0.1 0.5

Wiring devices 154.1 -0.3 -0.1

Valves 158 0.1 1.2

Material component 150.5 -0.2 -1.1

Labor component 139.2 0 4

Facilities index 143.8 -0.1 1.8

Change, %

Current Month Year

Equipment group index ago ago

Abrasives 144 0.1 0.6

Bearings 161 -0.1 1.1

Belting 147.5 0 0.7

Bolts, nuts, screws 128.6 1 1.2

Hand tools, mechanical 165.2 0 1.2

Lubricants 123.4 -0.1 -6.7

Metals (steel products) 114.7 -0.4 -1.3

Metals (nonferrous) 125.9 -1 -9.5

Metal products (miscellaneous) 126.6 0.1 0.3

Motors 145.7 0.1 0.5

Power transmission equipment 157.4 0.2 1.7

Precision tools 152 -0.1 1.3

Pumps 159.1 0 2.4

Tools, cutting 139 -0.1 1.6

Wire and cable (nonferrous) 141.3 -1 -6

Wiring devices 154.1 -0.3 -0.1

Valves 158 0.1 1.2

Material component 142.2 0 -0.7

Labor component 158.5 0 2.7

Equipment index 152.3 0 1.4

Plant Engineering Cost Index 149.6 0 1.5

* Base year (1982) = 100

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