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Nelson Farrar Index for electrical equipment

Nelson Farrar Index for electrical equipment

Nelson Farrar Index for electrical equipment

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I have a transformer price from Jan 2003 that I would like to index back to Sept 2000.

Does anybody have Nelson Farrar (or other index) data that may assist?

Cheers

RE: Nelson Farrar Index for electrical equipment

This is some info I have for the NF index:
    
  Nelson-Farrar inflation index    (1946 = 100)    
  2000    1542.7    
  2001    1579.7    
  2002    1642.2    
  2003    1710.4    
  2004    1833.6    
  2005    1941.7    (September 2005)

  Nelson-Farrar electrical machinery index (1946 = 100)
  2002    529.3    
  2003    522.0    
  2004    516.9    
  2005    513.7    (September 2005)


I'll check what I have for the CE Plant Cost Index.

RE: Nelson Farrar Index for electrical equipment

Some more information below.  Note not much change between 2000 and 2003 for the electrical equipment indices.

Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (1957-59 = 100)
Composite CE Index (annual)
  2000    394.1
  2001    394.3
  2002    395.6
  2003    402.0
  2004    444.2
  2005    468.2

Electrical equipment index
  2000    340.1 (December)
  2002    341.3 (December, preliminary)
  2003    341.2 (March)

Marshal & Swift Equipment Cost Index (1926 = 100)
M&S Index (annual)
  2000    1089.0
  2001    1093.9
  2002    1104.2
  2003    1123.6
  2004    1178.5
  2005    1244.5

Elecrical power industry
  2000    996.3 (4th quarter)
  2003    1003.2 (2nd quarter)

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