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1 197019801990200020102020 Year100100020030040050060070080090020003 00040005000 Cost Index, I197019801990200020102020 Marshall & SwiftNelson-Farrar Index History of selected cost indices pertinent to chemical processing. All cost data in the text by Ulrich and Vasudevan1 are based on the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index Value of engineeringplant cost index(CE Index = 400 is thebasis for cost datain this text)20%Slopes correspond toinflation rates as indicated10%5%2% 20%0%US Bureau of Labor Statistics- Hourly Earning Index.(Chemical & Allied Products) 1 Chemical Engineering Process Design and Economics A Practical Guide by Ulrich and Vasudevan