Nelson-Farrar Quarterly Costimating: Equipment costs rise moderately during 2010-11

Oct. 1, 2012
Costs for the five equipment items that make up the Nelson-Farrar miscellaneous equipment cost index were mixed during 2010-11. The miscellaneous equipment index average rose to 1,285.0 from 1,219.4 in the time period measured.

Gary Farrar
Contributing Editor

Costs for the five equipment items that make up the Nelson-Farrar miscellaneous equipment cost index were mixed during 2010-11. The miscellaneous equipment index average rose to 1,285.0 from 1,219.4 in the time period measured.

Greatest increase among the components making up the equipment average was that of pumps and compressors, rising to 2,130.0 in December 2011 from 2,022.3 in January 2010.

Electrical machinery remained mostly flat—515.0 in February 2010 compared with 514.1 in December 2011.

Engines increased only slightly during the period.

Heat exchangers remained the same during the examined time frame.

The instruments average changed to 1,481.2 in December 2011 from 1,433.3 in January 2010.