PLANT ENGINEERING COST INDEX*
Change, % Current Month Year Facilities group index ago ago Clay construction products 144.1 0 1.1 Electric devices 146.9 -0.1 2 Foundry and forge products 134.2 0 0.9 Glass 108.5 -0.1 -1.3 Gypsum products 172 -0.
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Change, %
Current Month Year
Facilities group index ago ago
Clay construction products 144.1 0 1.1
Electric devices 146.9 -0.1 2
Foundry and forge products 134.2 0 0.9
Glass 108.5 -0.1 -1.3
Gypsum products 172 -0.5 7
Heating equipment 153.9 0.4 1.3
Lumber 189.1 0.1 -0.1
Plywood 153.9 -2.5 -0.9
Millwork 170.8 0.1 0.9
Paint 152.4 0 1.5
Copper-based alloy rod 201.9 0 4.3
Pipe, steel 92.7 0 3
Plumbing fixtures 174.7 -0.2 1.9
Sash, metal frame trim 161.7 0 1.1
Sheet metal products 141 -0.1 0.9
Structural metal products 136.7 0 3
Tanks, metal 122.9 -0.8 1
Wire, steel 108.6 0.5 1.3
Wiring devices 154.7 0.1 1.8
Valves 156.8 -0.2 3
Material component 151.4 -0.1 1.3
Labor component 137.7 0 3.9
Facilities index 143.3 -0.1 2.8
Change, %
Current Month Year
Equipment group index ago ago
Abrasives 143.3 -0.1 0.7
Bearings 160.1 0 2.3
Belting 146.6 -0.1 2.1
Bolts, nuts, screws 128.2 0.4 1.7
Hand tools, mechanical 163.6 0.1 1.2
Lubricants 121 -2.7 -2.4
Metals (steel products) 116.2 -0.6 0.5
Metals (nonferrous) 130.4 -1.7 -2.2
Metal products (miscellaneous) 126.3 0 0.2
Motors 144.2 -0.3 0
Power transmission equipment 156 0.5 2.3
Precision tools 150.2 -0.4 1.4
Pumps 156.7 0.1 3.6
Tools, cutting 137.7 0.1 1.8
Wire and cable (nonferrous) 144.2 -1.2 -2.2
Wiring devices 154.7 0.1 1.8
Valves 156.8 -0.2 3
Material component 141.8 -0.4 1.1
Labor component 158 0.4 2.4
Equipment index 151.8 0.1 1.9
Plant Engineering Cost Index 149.1 0.1 2.2
* Base year (1982) = 100
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2012 Salary Survey
In a year when manufacturing continued to lead the economic rebound, it makes sense that plant manager bonuses rebounded. Plant Engineering’s annual Salary Survey shows both wages and bonuses rose in 2012 after a retreat the year before.
Average salary across all job titles for plant floor management rose 3.5% to $95,446, and bonus compensation jumped to $15,162, a 4.2% increase from the 2010 level and double the 2011 total, which showed a sharp drop in bonus.