Economic Indicators

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(195759 = 100)
May. 13 Prelim. 566.4 685.4 624.3 655.0 863.4 410.8 919.3 513.1 741.7 319.1 534.0 326.0 Apr. 13 Final 569.4 689.5 626.2 656.5 875.6 413.2 924.5 512.6 746.8 319.8 536.5 327.6 May. 12 Final 593.8 726.2 683.6 680.1 926.7 428.9 928.1 515.2 763.8 322.9 527.7 328.3
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Annual Index: 2005 = 468.2 2006 = 499.6

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CE Index
Equipment Heat exchangers & tanks Process machinery Pipe, valves & fittings Process instruments Pumps & compressors Electrical equipment Structural supports & misc Construction labor Buildings Engineering & supervision

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2007 = 525.4 2008 = 575.4

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2009 = 521.9 2010 = 550.8 2011 = 585.7 2012 = 584.6

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CURRENT BUSINESS INDICATORS

CPI output index (2007 = 100) CPI value of output, $ billions CPI operating rate, % Producer prices, industrial chemicals (1982 = 100) Industrial Production in Manufacturing (2007 = 100) Hourly earnings index, chemical & allied products (1992 = 100) Productivity index, chemicals & allied products (1992 = 100)

LATEST
Jun. '13 May. '13 Jun. '13 Jun. '13 Jun. '13 Jun. '13 Jun. '13 = = = = = = = 87.9 2,122.3 74.5 304.0 95.7 156.2 104.0 May. '13 Apr. '13 May. '13 May. '13 May. '13 May. '13 May. '13 = = = = = = =

PREVIOUS
88.1 2,098.1 74.7 301.7 95.5 156.6 104.7 Apr.'13 Mar.'13 Apr.'13 Apr.'13 Apr.'13 Apr.'13 Apr.'13 = = = = = = = 87.7 2,126.0 74.3 308.7 95.2 155.3 104.4

YEAR AGO Jun'12 May'12 Jun'12 Jun'12 Jun'12 Jun'12 Jun'12 = = = = = = = 86.5 2,127.1 74.0 299.4 94.0 156.3 105.9

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING WWW.CHE.COM AUGUST 2013

reliminary data for the May 2013 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; top; the most recent available) indicate that the composite index decreased by 0.5% from the the final April value. The data for each of the subindices decreased in the May preliminary numbers, except for the index value for electrical equipment, which rose. The May 2013 preliminary PCI index value stands at 4.6% lower than the corresponding final PCI value from May 2012. Meanwhile, the latest Current Business Indicators from IHS Global Insight (middle) moved in both directions, with the CPI output index edging slightly downward, while the CPI value of output increased slightly in the latest numbers.