CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PLANT COST INDEX As published in Chemical Engineering Magazine Revision: 16, Aug 4, 2008

YEAR CEI
1950 73.9
1953 84.7
1955
1958
88.3
99.7
Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index from 1950 to 2008
1959 101.8
1960 102 600
1961 101.5
1962 102
1963 102.4
1964 103.3
1965 104.2
1966 107.2 f(x) = 1.52457460380356E-07x^6 - 0.0017835623x^5 + 8.6920254622x^4 - 22586.785690465x^3 + 33007296.7735301x^2 - 25719422921.2642x + 8348252639121.36
1967 109.7 R²500
= 0.9941223797
1968 113.6
1969 119
1970 125.7
1971 132.3
1972 132.3
1973 144.1
1974 164.4 400
1975 182.4
1976 192.1
1977 204.1
1978 218.8
1979 238.7
1980 261.2
1981 297
300
1982 314
1983 316.9
1984 322.7
1985 325.3
1986 318.4
1987 323.8 200
1988 342.5
1989 355.4
1990 357.6
1991 361.3
1992 358.2
1993 359.2
1994 368.1 100
1995 381.1
1996 381.7
1997 386.5
1998 389.5
1999 390.6
2000 394.1
2001 394.3
0
2002 395.6 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
2003 401.7
2004 444.2
2005 468.2 NOTES: 1. Apr 2008 (Final) 560.9 CEPCI
2006 499.6 2. Detailed breakdown for April 2008 (final)
2007 525.4 Equipment 676.7