It is published monthly in Chemical Engineering Magazine. The most recent full year is 2003, the value is 1123.6. The most recent quarter is 3Q2004, the value is 1194.0.
The M&S Equipment Cost Index was not published in the Sept 2005 issue of Chemical Engineering. I thought maybe they had ceased to carry it. However it is back in Nov and Dec issues. The latest value, from the Dec 2005 issue, is 1260.90 which is for the third quarter of 2005.
I noticed that DOE has revised their website and the report with the tables of cost indices has disappeared. Here is a link to "Process Equipment Cost Estimation" DOE/NETL-2002/1169.
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I noticed that DOE has revised their website and the report with the tables of cost indices has disappeared. Here is a link to "Process Equipment Cost Estimation" DOE/NETL-2002/1169. Go to