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. Subscribers can monitor how Steam costs evolve in the countries that matter to their business — month after month, anchored to the same units and methodology used across every utility in the program.
Preview Steam Costs
Each preview shows a snapshot of that country's steam cost chart
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.