Industry Economics & Competitiveness
Industrial Steam Cost
Monthly costs for Industrial Steam across 33 countries — with forecasts on selected series.
Steam is a versatile utility widely used in process industries for heating, power generation, and driving mechanical equipment. It serves as a key energy source, transferring heat to various processes and driving turbines and compressors.
The Industry Economics & Competitiveness program tracks monthly steam costs across 33 countries, on a comparable basis — alongside the other costs, prices, and competitiveness indicators it follows for every country. Subscribers can monitor how steam costs evolve in the markets that matter to their business, month after month.
Preview Steam Costs by Country
Pick a country and explore its steam costs
Beyond Steam Costs
Steam is one of ten industrial utilities priced every month inside the Industry Economics & Competitiveness subscription — a monthly program benchmarking commodities manufacturing competitiveness across 33 countries.
33 Key Countries
Country-by-country monthly reports covering major industrial hubs — USA, China, Germany, Japan, Brazil, India, and more.
7 Industries Covered
Industry-specific rankings across olefins, aromatics, alcohols & organic acids, polymers, fertilizers, inorganic chemicals, and metals.
Reference Datasets
Country-level datasets for estimating individual cost items — labor, utility costs, plant construction costs, and location factors.
Monthly Updates
Fresh data every month, always reflecting the most recent period available, with short-term forecasts on selected series.