Nelson Farrar Index for electrical equipment 1

[phaedruswolf]

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

 

[dbuzz]

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.

 

[dbuzz]

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)