Cost Data

The following historical cost data may be useful in your business and capital project planning. Recent commodity pricing indices indicate that most commodity prices have remained flat with the exception of scrap carbon steel, stainless steel and copper.   General CPI Commodities Construction Mining, Utilities and Manufacturing   Commodities Coal Electricity Natural Gas Crude Oil Gasoline Ethanol Wood Pulp Wastepaper Paper Paper Board Scrap Iron Aluminum Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Scrap Copper Construction Materials Ductile Iron Pipe Sheet Metal Structural Steel Wire Cable Misc. Metal Fab Steel Plate Valves Pipe Fittings Pipe and Tube Concrete Insulation Refractory Asphalt Plywood Equipment Tanks, Shop Fab Tanks, Field Erected Heat Exchangers Boilers Prefab Buildings Furnaces Pumps Compressors Conveyors Cranes Hoist Scales Fans Blowers HVAC Equipment Paper Equipment Chemical Equipment Instruments   Electrical Equipment Lighting Motors Transformers Switchgear Batteries   Cost data provided by U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.