New Appendix C to the report Productivity and Price Performance for
Electric Distribution in Ontario. Background Data on IPI and TFP, September 9, 1999.
Price Index Components, All Utilities
Average Capital Price Index
% Change*
Average Line Loss Price Index
% Change*
Average Labor Price Index
% Change*
Average Materials Price Index
% Change*
1988
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1989
1.02
1.79%
1.05
5.21%
1.05
4.94%
1.03
2.80%
1990
1.11
8.69%
1.11
5.15%
1.11
5.31%
1.05
1.88%
1991
1.04
-6.99%
1.22
9.23%
1.16
5.02%
1.07
2.03%
1992
0.99
-4.75%
1.35
10.55%
1.21
3.90%
1.09
1.99%
1993
0.95
-4.05%
1.45
7.11%
1.22
1.01%
1.13
3.35%
1994
1.03
8.65%
1.46
0.44%
1.23
0.43%
1.17
3.74%
1995
1.07
3.25%
1.47
0.91%
1.23
0.35%
1.20
2.47%
1996
1.01
-5.45%
1.44
-1.96%
1.26
1.95%
1.24
2.89%
1997
0.93
-8.49%
1.44
-0.40%
1.28
1.58%
1.26
1.88%
Ten year average
-0.82%
4.03%
2.72%
2.56%
N = 48 MEUs
* Logarithmic growth
Input Price Index and CPI: 1988 to 1997
3-Factor Input Price Index
4-Factor Input Price Index
Consumer Price Index
Level
Logarithmic % Change
Simple % Change
Level
Logarithmic % Change
Simple % Change
Level
Logarithmic % Change
Simple % Change
1988
1.00
1.00
108.6
1989
1.03
3.00%
2.96%
1.03
3.28%
3.23%
114.0
4.85%
4.74%
1990
1.10
6.57%
6.36%
1.10
6.41%
6.21%
119.5
4.71%
4.60%
1991
1.08
-1.48%
-1.49%
1.10
0.02%
0.02%
126.2
5.46%
5.31%
1992
1.08
-0.56%
-0.56%
1.11
1.12%
1.11%
128.1
1.49%
1.48%
1993
1.07
-1.00%
-1.00%
1.12
0.32%
0.32%
130.4
1.78%
1.76%
1994
1.12
4.79%
4.68%
1.16
4.07%
3.99%
130.7
0.23%
0.23%
1995
1.14
2.07%
2.05%
1.19
1.88%
1.86%
133.5
2.12%
2.10%
1996
1.13
-1.41%
-1.42%
1.17
-1.51%
-1.52%
135.6
1.56%
1.55%
1997
1.09
-2.94%
-2.99%
1.14
-2.52%
-2.55%
137.8
1.61%
1.60%
10-year average annual
1.00%
0.95%
1.45%
1.41%
2.65%
2.60%
N = 48 MEUs
IPI 10 - Year Average Annual Change Summary Statistics