CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PLANT COST INDEX As published in Chemical Engineering Magazine

YEAR CEPCI YEAR CEPCI

1950 73.9 1985 325.3
1953 84.7 1986 318.4 CEPCI trend
1955 88.3 1987 323.8
700
1958 99.7 1988 342.5
1959 101.8 1989 355.4
1960 102 1990 357.6 y = -8E-07x6 + 0.0097x5 - 48.043x4 + 127035x3 - 2E+08x2 + 1E+11x - 5E+13
1961 101.5 1991 361.3 600 R² = 0.9898
1962 102 1992 358.2
1963 102.4 1993 359.2
1964 103.3 1994 368.1 500
1965 104.2 1995 381.1
1966 107.2 1996 381.7
1967 109.7 1997 386.5
400
1968 113.6 1998 389.5
1969 119 1999 390.6
1970 125.7 2000 394.1
1971 132.3 2001 394.3 300
1972 132.3 2002 395.6
1973 144.1 2003 401.7
1974 164.4 2004 444.2 200
1975 182.4 2005 468.2
1976 192.1 2006 499.6
1977 204.1 2007 525.4
100
1978 218.8 2008 575.4
1979 238.7 2009 521.9
1980 261.2 2010 550.8
1981 297 2011 585.7 0
1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
1982 314 2012 584.6
1983 316.9 2013 567.3
1984 322.7 2014 576.1
1985 325.3 2015 556.8