Average Annual Compound Escalation for Plant Equipment and Materials—United States
Figure
Number Equipment or Material Item
Jan. 1996–
Dec. 2003,
%/year
Jan. 2004–
Dec. 2007,
%/year
Projected,
2008–2012,
%/year
1 Ready-Mix Concrete 1.9 7.9 2 to 4
2 Centrifugal Pumps 2.0 4.7 2 to 3
3 Centrifugal Fans 1.7 4.2 1 to 3
4 Material Handling Conveyors 1.7 4.7 1 to 2
5 Pneumatic Conveyors 1.7 3.8 NA
6 Crushers and Pulverizers 2.9 4.4 NA
7 Integral Horsepower Motors 0.4 6.4 NA
8 Fabricated Steel Plates 0.3 10.1 0 to 2
9 Structural Steel 0.9 8.0 1 to 3
10 Steel Pipe and Tubing NA 7.0 2 to 4
11 Field Erected Steel Tanks 1.5 5.8 NA
12 Heat Exchangers and Condensers 0.8 7.8 NA
13 Fin Tube Heat Exchangers 1.3 8.4 NA
14 Industrial Mineral Wool 0.4 3.7 NA
15 Refractory, Non-Clay 0.4 3.7 NA
16 Power and Distribution Transformers NA 13.8 1 to 3
17 Electric Wire and Cable 1.1 9.1 –1 to 2
18 Copper Wire and Cable –0.8 18.7 NA
19 Industrial Process Control Instruments NA 3.0