Last Update：2025-11-01
ECM
The ECM provides a high-frequency indicator — Real Unit Energy Cost (RUEC) and Real Price Level Index for energy (Real PLI) —
to measure and compare real energy cost differentials across nine countries: four in Asia (China, India, Japan, and Korea), and four in Europe (France, Germany, Italy, and the UK), and the U.S.
The ECM also releases the EITE (Energy-Intensive Trade-Exposed) Output Index.
Highlights from ECM202510
- Real PLIs indicate that the real energy price differentials against the U.S. have widened by 11-24% compared with 2015–2019 average.
- While energy prices have declined from their peak, they continue to hover around 20% to 80% above the 2015 level.
- Except for India and China, EITE output remains sluggish, down by about 6% to 23% from 2015 levels.